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Nickelodeon explicitly banned the creation of a spin-off for SpongeBob SquarePants while creator Stephen Hillenburg was alive, as he strongly felt the original show should remain a standalone piece of animated art.
Nickelodeon explicitly banned the creation of a spin-off for SpongeBob SquarePants while creator Stephen Hillenburg was alive, as he strongly felt the…
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Beatles manager Brian Epstein made a catastrophic merchandising deal in 1963, giving away ninety percent of the band's merchandising rights to a company called Seltaeb for a mere handful of upfront cash.
Beatles manager Brian Epstein made a catastrophic merchandising deal in 1963, giving away ninety percent of the band's merchandising rights to a company…
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Consuming excess refined sugar triggers a biological process called glycation, where glucose molecules attach to proteins and permanently destroy the collagen and elastin that keep your skin looking youthful.
Consuming excess refined sugar triggers a biological process called glycation, where glucose molecules attach to proteins and permanently destroy the collagen…
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Dietary fiber provides the essential bulk and moisture needed to move waste efficiently through your colon, preventing the painful and medically concerning reality of severe chronic constipation.
Dietary fiber provides the essential bulk and moisture needed to move waste efficiently through your colon, preventing the painful and medically concerning…
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President William Henry Harrison delivered the longest inaugural address in American history in 1841, rambling for over two hours in freezing rain without wearing a coat or a hat…
President William Henry Harrison delivered the longest inaugural address in American history in 1841, rambling for over two hours in freezing rain without…
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Nancy Ann Tappe invented the mystical concept of 'Indigo Children' in the 1970s, claiming she could see special indigo-colored auras around kids who were highly evolved,…
Nancy Ann Tappe invented the mystical concept of 'Indigo Children' in the 1970s, claiming she could see special indigo-colored auras around kids who were…
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Sony executive Norio Ohga explicitly demanded in 1980 that the new Compact Disc audio format be expanded from its original sixty-minute capacity to exactly seventy-four minutes for a highly specific reason.
Sony executive Norio Ohga explicitly demanded in 1980 that the new Compact Disc audio format be expanded from its original sixty-minute capacity to exactly…
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Laughing heavily triggers the release of endorphins while simultaneously decreasing your cortisol levels, effectively acting as a mild internal painkiller.
Laughing heavily triggers the release of endorphins while simultaneously decreasing your cortisol levels, effectively acting as a mild internal painkiller. A…
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Nose picking is surprisingly common across all demographics, but aggressively digging for gold can actually introduce lethal bacteria directly into your brain.
Nose picking is surprisingly common across all demographics, but aggressively digging for gold can actually introduce lethal bacteria directly into your…
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Ploshchad Revolyutsii is a famous subway station in Moscow featuring seventy-six bronze statues of Soviet heroes, including a border guard with a very good boy sitting right next to him.
Ploshchad Revolyutsii is a famous subway station in Moscow featuring seventy-six bronze statues of Soviet heroes, including a border guard with a very good…
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Ringo Starr is the only member of the Beatles who actually legally changed his name, as his real birth name was the remarkably less rock-and-roll sounding Richard Starkey;…
Ringo Starr is the only member of the Beatles who actually legally changed his name, as his real birth name was the remarkably less rock-and-roll sounding…
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Ferdinand Magellan is historically credited with being the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a wooden sailing ship, even though he was famously hacked to death in the Philippines halfway through the journey.
Ferdinand Magellan is historically credited with being the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a wooden sailing ship, even though he was famously…
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Halo was publicly introduced to the world by Steve Jobs in 1999 as a massively anticipated third-person real-time strategy game built strictly and exclusively for Apple Macintosh computers.
Halo was publicly introduced to the world by Steve Jobs in 1999 as a massively anticipated third-person real-time strategy game built strictly and exclusively…
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Venezuela famously pegged its national currency to a newly created state-backed cryptocurrency called the Petro in 2018, supposedly backed by the country's vast oil, gas, gold,…
Venezuela famously pegged its national currency to a newly created state-backed cryptocurrency called the Petro in 2018, supposedly backed by the country's…
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DeLorean Motor Company spectacularly collapsed in the early 1980s not just because their iconic gull-wing sports cars were severely underpowered and poorly manufactured, but…
DeLorean Motor Company spectacularly collapsed in the early 1980s not just because their iconic gull-wing sports cars were severely underpowered and poorly…
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Parts of the Great Wall of China are actively disappearing because local villagers have been stealing the historic bricks for decades to build their own houses, fences, and even agricultural pigsties.
Parts of the Great Wall of China are actively disappearing because local villagers have been stealing the historic bricks for decades to build their own…
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Medieval writers completely invented the mystical concept of the Holy Grail during the late twelfth century, originally portraying it as a simple serving dish before later…
Medieval writers completely invented the mystical concept of the Holy Grail during the late twelfth century, originally portraying it as a simple serving dish…
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Pennsylvania law requires the deeply traditional Amish community to attach bright orange reflective triangles to the back of their horse-drawn wooden buggies to avoid being obliterated by modern cars.
Pennsylvania law requires the deeply traditional Amish community to attach bright orange reflective triangles to the back of their horse-drawn wooden buggies…
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Charles Webster Leadbeater basically invented the modern Western concept of vibrant, rainbow-colored chakras in a 1927 book, heavily adapting and altering complex Hindu tantric…
Charles Webster Leadbeater basically invented the modern Western concept of vibrant, rainbow-colored chakras in a 1927 book, heavily adapting and altering…
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Billionaire Peter Thiel effectively destroyed the media company Gawker by secretly bankrolling a massive invasion of privacy lawsuit filed by professional wrestler Hulk Hogan,…
Billionaire Peter Thiel effectively destroyed the media company Gawker by secretly bankrolling a massive invasion of privacy lawsuit filed by professional…
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Henry Ford famously offered the Model T automobile in any color the customer wanted, as long as that color was black, but this was not actually an artistic choice.
Henry Ford famously offered the Model T automobile in any color the customer wanted, as long as that color was black, but this was not actually an artistic…
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Cicadas spend up to seventeen entire years living completely underground as nymphs, quietly sucking fluids out of tree roots in total darkness, only to emerge simultaneously in a massive, apocalyptic swarm.
Cicadas spend up to seventeen entire years living completely underground as nymphs, quietly sucking fluids out of tree roots in total darkness, only to emerge…
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Russian imperial governments historically relied on state-sanctioned vodka monopolies to fund up to one-third of their entire military apparatus.
Russian imperial governments historically relied on state-sanctioned vodka monopolies to fund up to one-third of their entire military apparatus. The tsars…
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Seinfeld was famously pitched as a show about absolutely nothing, yet it somehow managed to establish a complex, iron-clad internal logic over nine massively successful seasons.
Seinfeld was famously pitched as a show about absolutely nothing, yet it somehow managed to establish a complex, iron-clad internal logic over nine massively…
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