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Female spotted hyenas possess a pseudo-penis that is actually an elongated clitoris, completely indistinguishable from the male genitalia to the untrained eye, which they must use for urination, mating, and giving birth.
Female spotted hyenas possess a pseudo-penis that is actually an elongated clitoris, completely indistinguishable from the male genitalia to the untrained…
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Martin Cooper made the first ever mobile telephone call in 1973 while working for Motorola, and he brilliantly used this historic moment to call his direct rival at AT&T just to gloat about his success.
Martin Cooper made the first ever mobile telephone call in 1973 while working for Motorola, and he brilliantly used this historic moment to call his direct…
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North Korea and Cuba are currently the only two sovereign nations on the planet where you cannot legally purchase or distribute a bottle of Coca-Cola through official corporate channels.
North Korea and Cuba are currently the only two sovereign nations on the planet where you cannot legally purchase or distribute a bottle of Coca-Cola through…
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Dolphins engage in a fascinating biological process called unihemispheric slow-wave sleep, which allows them to shut down only one half of their brain at a time while resting.
Dolphins engage in a fascinating biological process called unihemispheric slow-wave sleep, which allows them to shut down only one half of their brain at a…
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Candy Land was designed in 1948 by Eleanor Abbott, a retired schoolteacher who was actively recovering from polio in a San Diego hospital ward.
Candy Land was designed in 1948 by Eleanor Abbott, a retired schoolteacher who was actively recovering from polio in a San Diego hospital ward. She noticed…
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Income tax in the United States hit a historical and eye-watering maximum marginal rate of 94 percent in 1944 on all earnings over 200,000 dollars as the government frantically…
Income tax in the United States hit a historical and eye-watering maximum marginal rate of 94 percent in 1944 on all earnings over 200,000 dollars as the…
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Voodoo dolls are widely recognized in pop culture as terrifying tools of revenge where a mystical practitioner sticks pins into a little cloth effigy to inflict excruciating physical pain on their enemies.
Voodoo dolls are widely recognized in pop culture as terrifying tools of revenge where a mystical practitioner sticks pins into a little cloth effigy to…
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Bandai released the Tamagotchi in 1996, accidentally sparking a massive psychological crisis in Japan where owners experienced genuine grief and required mourning services when…
Bandai released the Tamagotchi in 1996, accidentally sparking a massive psychological crisis in Japan where owners experienced genuine grief and required…
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AT&T purchased the internet's first ever banner advertisement in 1994 for wired.com, and it achieved an absolutely mind-boggling click-through rate of forty-four percent.
AT&T purchased the internet's first ever banner advertisement in 1994 for wired.com, and it achieved an absolutely mind-boggling click-through rate of…
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Brainless, single-celled organisms known as slime molds can successfully navigate complex mazes to find food and even recreate the layout of the Tokyo subway system with astonishing efficiency.
Brainless, single-celled organisms known as slime molds can successfully navigate complex mazes to find food and even recreate the layout of the Tokyo subway…
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Fast Five director Justin Lin practically refused to use computer graphics for the climactic sequence where two muscle cars drag a massive bank vault through the streets of Rio,…
Fast Five director Justin Lin practically refused to use computer graphics for the climactic sequence where two muscle cars drag a massive bank vault through…
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Nicolas Cage once engaged in a furious, high-stakes bidding war against Leonardo DiCaprio over a sixty-seven-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus bataar skull, ultimately winning the…
Nicolas Cage once engaged in a furious, high-stakes bidding war against Leonardo DiCaprio over a sixty-seven-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus bataar skull,…
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Toy Story writers originally drafted Woody the cowboy as a deeply cynical, tyrannical ventriloquist dummy who physically abused the other toys and ruled the bedroom like a plastic dictator.
Toy Story writers originally drafted Woody the cowboy as a deeply cynical, tyrannical ventriloquist dummy who physically abused the other toys and ruled the…
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Standing on the right side of an escalator so impatient people can walk on the left actually reduces the overall efficiency of the machine.
Standing on the right side of an escalator so impatient people can walk on the left actually reduces the overall efficiency of the machine. Studies on…
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Belief in the Evil Eye dates back to classical antiquity, operating on the premise that certain people can cause injury or bad luck simply by looking at you with envy or malice.
Belief in the Evil Eye dates back to classical antiquity, operating on the premise that certain people can cause injury or bad luck simply by looking at you…
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Geckos can effortlessly scale vertical glass walls and hang completely upside down thanks to millions of microscopic hairs on their toes called setae.
Geckos can effortlessly scale vertical glass walls and hang completely upside down thanks to millions of microscopic hairs on their toes called setae. These…
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South African plastics manufacturers experienced an incredibly bizarre and massive economic boom during the 2010 FIFA World Cup thanks to the sudden global obsession with the…
South African plastics manufacturers experienced an incredibly bizarre and massive economic boom during the 2010 FIFA World Cup thanks to the sudden global…
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Roman historian Tacitus quoted the Caledonian chieftain Galgacus in 83 AD, describing the expanding Roman Empire with the brutal observation that 'they make a desert and call it…
Roman historian Tacitus quoted the Caledonian chieftain Galgacus in 83 AD, describing the expanding Roman Empire with the brutal observation that 'they make a…
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Bone conduction is the primary reason you are absolutely horrified by the sound of your own voice on a recording, as you are usually the only person who hears it filtering…
Bone conduction is the primary reason you are absolutely horrified by the sound of your own voice on a recording, as you are usually the only person who hears…
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English parliamentarians were so unfathomably petty that in 1661, under the restored King Charles II, they exhumed the body of Oliver Cromwell two full years after he had already…
English parliamentarians were so unfathomably petty that in 1661, under the restored King Charles II, they exhumed the body of Oliver Cromwell two full years…
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Extraterrestrial communication device built by E.T.
Extraterrestrial communication device built by E.T. to phone home was actually constructed using a literal coat hanger, a coffee can, and a children's Speak &…
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Beneath the bustling streets of the French capital, Paris's massive subterranean catacombs house the skeletal remains of more than six million people, meticulously arranged in tunnels that stretch for miles.
Beneath the bustling streets of the French capital, Paris's massive subterranean catacombs house the skeletal remains of more than six million people,…
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Every single ounce of gold on Earth was forged billions of years ago in the violent, catastrophic collision of dead neutron stars deep in outer space.
Every single ounce of gold on Earth was forged billions of years ago in the violent, catastrophic collision of dead neutron stars deep in outer space. The…
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Ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft were originally pitched to the public as a magical solution to reduce traffic congestion and lower carbon emissions, but they actually did the exact opposite.
Ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft were originally pitched to the public as a magical solution to reduce traffic congestion and lower carbon emissions, but…
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