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In-flight Wi-Fi providers charge exorbitant rates for service by utilizing a network of satellites or ground-based towers to beam a terribly weak internet connection to your seat.
In-flight Wi-Fi providers charge exorbitant rates for service by utilizing a network of satellites or ground-based towers to beam a terribly weak internet…
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Sony executives initially hated the name 'Walkman' and tried desperately to change it before the iconic portable cassette player launched in overseas markets in 1979.
Sony executives initially hated the name 'Walkman' and tried desperately to change it before the iconic portable cassette player launched in overseas markets…
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Wireless internet technology was actually born out of a failed scientific experiment to detect miniature black holes by Australian radio astronomer John O'Sullivan in the 1990s.
Wireless internet technology was actually born out of a failed scientific experiment to detect miniature black holes by Australian radio astronomer John…
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Exiled Scottish gambler John Law somehow convinced the absolute monarch of France to let him establish a massive central bank in 1716 and tie the national currency directly to…
Exiled Scottish gambler John Law somehow convinced the absolute monarch of France to let him establish a massive central bank in 1716 and tie the national…
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Microsoft designer Vincent Connare created the infamous Comic Sans font in 1994 to be used in the speech bubbles of a cartoon dog designed to help people navigate Windows 95.
Microsoft designer Vincent Connare created the infamous Comic Sans font in 1994 to be used in the speech bubbles of a cartoon dog designed to help people…
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Vatican City is an independent city-state enclaved within Rome, making it the smallest internationally recognized independent state in the world by both area and population.
Vatican City is an independent city-state enclaved within Rome, making it the smallest internationally recognized independent state in the world by both area…
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Gell-Mann amnesia effect describes the phenomenon where you read a news article about a subject you are an expert in, realize the journalist has absolutely no idea what they are…
Gell-Mann amnesia effect describes the phenomenon where you read a news article about a subject you are an expert in, realize the journalist has absolutely no…
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Star Trek made television history in 1968 by airing the first scripted interracial kiss between Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura, but network executives were so terrified of…
Star Trek made television history in 1968 by airing the first scripted interracial kiss between Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura, but network executives were…
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Human DNA is comprised of roughly eight percent ancient viral fragments, left over from infections that plagued our evolutionary ancestors millions of years ago.
Human DNA is comprised of roughly eight percent ancient viral fragments, left over from infections that plagued our evolutionary ancestors millions of years…
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Verona’s incredibly popular Casa di Giulietta features a famous balcony where tourists flock to recite Shakespearean lines, despite the fact that Juliet is a fictional character…
Verona’s incredibly popular Casa di Giulietta features a famous balcony where tourists flock to recite Shakespearean lines, despite the fact that Juliet is a…
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Parisians literally ate the entire zoo during the brutal Prussian siege of 1870, treating the city's exotic animal enclosures like an upscale, apocalyptic delicatessen when the food supply completely ran out.
Parisians literally ate the entire zoo during the brutal Prussian siege of 1870, treating the city's exotic animal enclosures like an upscale, apocalyptic…
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Rowan Atkinson holds the bizarre record for securing Britain's highest-ever car insurance payout after wrapping his ridiculously rare McLaren F1 around a tree in 2011.
Rowan Atkinson holds the bizarre record for securing Britain's highest-ever car insurance payout after wrapping his ridiculously rare McLaren F1 around a tree…
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Bruce Campbell had such a miserable time filming the original Evil Dead movie that he was subjected to freezing temperatures and covered in a cheap, horrible fake blood mixture…
Bruce Campbell had such a miserable time filming the original Evil Dead movie that he was subjected to freezing temperatures and covered in a cheap, horrible…
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Sperm whales play a critical role in combating climate change purely by defecating massive, nutrient-rich plumes near the surface of the ocean, an elegant process marine biologists call the whale pump.
Sperm whales play a critical role in combating climate change purely by defecating massive, nutrient-rich plumes near the surface of the ocean, an elegant…
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Chess theoretically allows for a game to last exactly five thousand nine hundred and forty-nine moves before being completely exhausted, making it the longest possible match under current standard tournament rules.
Chess theoretically allows for a game to last exactly five thousand nine hundred and forty-nine moves before being completely exhausted, making it the longest…
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Theodor Geisel, universally known as Dr.
Theodor Geisel, universally known as Dr. Seuss, is officially credited with coining the word nerd in his 1950 book If I Ran the Zoo, creating a label that…
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Disney's hyper-successful teen franchise High School Musical originally started development in the late nineties as a script for Grease 3, heavily focusing on the children of…
Disney's hyper-successful teen franchise High School Musical originally started development in the late nineties as a script for Grease 3, heavily focusing on…
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Buckingham Palace has exactly seven hundred and seventy-five rooms, including seventy-eight bathrooms, yet the British royal family seemingly spends most of their time…
Buckingham Palace has exactly seven hundred and seventy-five rooms, including seventy-eight bathrooms, yet the British royal family seemingly spends most of…
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Extensive pediatric studies have consistently shown no measurable link between sugar consumption and hyperactive behavior in children, proving that the dreaded sugar rush is…
Extensive pediatric studies have consistently shown no measurable link between sugar consumption and hyperactive behavior in children, proving that the…
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Niagara Falls is slowly eroding backward at a rate of about one foot per year and will eventually disappear completely into Lake Erie, though probably not before you finish your overpriced hot dog.
Niagara Falls is slowly eroding backward at a rate of about one foot per year and will eventually disappear completely into Lake Erie, though probably not…
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Barbie creator Ruth Handler was originally inspired to design the iconic American children's doll after discovering a risqué, adult-oriented gag gift in Europe called the Bild Lilli doll.
Barbie creator Ruth Handler was originally inspired to design the iconic American children's doll after discovering a risqué, adult-oriented gag gift in…
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Japan holds the world record for the fastest manned train, with their L0 Series Maglev clocking in at an absolutely blistering 374 miles per hour during a test run.
Japan holds the world record for the fastest manned train, with their L0 Series Maglev clocking in at an absolutely blistering 374 miles per hour during a…
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Henry Cavendish was an insanely brilliant 18th-century British scientist who discovered hydrogen and calculated the mass of the Earth, but he was also painfully, paralyzingly introverted.
Henry Cavendish was an insanely brilliant 18th-century British scientist who discovered hydrogen and calculated the mass of the Earth, but he was also…
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Marilyn Monroe required forty-seven separate takes just to deliver the simple three-word line 'It's me, Sugar' while filming the comedy classic Some Like It Hot.
Marilyn Monroe required forty-seven separate takes just to deliver the simple three-word line 'It's me, Sugar' while filming the comedy classic Some Like It…
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