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In 1891, the entire state of Ohio had only two automobiles, and they somehow managed to crash into each other.
In 1891, the entire state of Ohio had only two automobiles, and they somehow managed to crash into each other. James William Packard and James Ward Packard…
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George Lucas owned an Alaskan Malamute named Indiana in the 1970s that directly inspired the creation of both the heroic archaeologist Indiana Jones and the towering Wookiee…
George Lucas owned an Alaskan Malamute named Indiana in the 1970s that directly inspired the creation of both the heroic archaeologist Indiana Jones and the…
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Walking on a stopped escalator causes a bizarre neurological glitch in the human brain known as the broken escalator phenomenon.
Walking on a stopped escalator causes a bizarre neurological glitch in the human brain known as the broken escalator phenomenon. Even when you can clearly see…
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Sardinian authorities will literally fine you thousands of euros if you try to smuggle even a tiny bottle of sand, shells, or pebbles from their pristine beaches.
Sardinian authorities will literally fine you thousands of euros if you try to smuggle even a tiny bottle of sand, shells, or pebbles from their pristine…
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Paris authorities commandeered roughly six hundred civilian Renault taxis in September 1914 to rush French reserve troops straight to the front lines during the First Battle of the Marne.
Paris authorities commandeered roughly six hundred civilian Renault taxis in September 1914 to rush French reserve troops straight to the front lines during…
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Programmer Laszlo Hanyecz bought two Papa John's pizzas in 2010 using exactly ten thousand Bitcoins.
Programmer Laszlo Hanyecz bought two Papa John's pizzas in 2010 using exactly ten thousand Bitcoins. At the specific time of the transaction, those digital…
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Late nineteenth-century bicyclists actually launched the original campaign to pave American roads, spearheading the Good Roads Movement decades before automobiles even became a common sight on the streets.
Late nineteenth-century bicyclists actually launched the original campaign to pave American roads, spearheading the Good Roads Movement decades before…
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Singapore Changi Airport houses the world's tallest indoor waterfall, known as the Rain Vortex, cascading down 130 feet through the center of a massive greenhouse.
Singapore Changi Airport houses the world's tallest indoor waterfall, known as the Rain Vortex, cascading down 130 feet through the center of a massive…
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British railway companies practically invented the concept of standardized time zones in the 1840s because towns keeping their own local solar time caused catastrophic scheduling nightmares and horrific train collisions.
British railway companies practically invented the concept of standardized time zones in the 1840s because towns keeping their own local solar time caused…
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Parliament had to soak their curtains in chloride of lime in 1858 just to survive a crisis known as the Great Stink, which happened when human waste in the river boiled under the summer sun.
Parliament had to soak their curtains in chloride of lime in 1858 just to survive a crisis known as the Great Stink, which happened when human waste in the…
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Gunpei Yokoi invented the cross-shaped directional pad in 1982 for a Donkey Kong handheld game because a traditional joystick was simply too clunky to fit in your pocket.
Gunpei Yokoi invented the cross-shaped directional pad in 1982 for a Donkey Kong handheld game because a traditional joystick was simply too clunky to fit in…
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United States Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield utilized a Navy cruise missile submarine in 1959 to fire a nuclear-capable Regulus missile loaded with three thousand letters directly at a naval station in Florida.
United States Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield utilized a Navy cruise missile submarine in 1959 to fire a nuclear-capable Regulus missile loaded with…
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Robert Timm and John Cook flew a modified Cessna 172 continuously for sixty-four days, twenty-two hours, and nineteen minutes in 1958 without ever letting the landing gear touch the ground.
Robert Timm and John Cook flew a modified Cessna 172 continuously for sixty-four days, twenty-two hours, and nineteen minutes in 1958 without ever letting the…
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Billionaire brothers Nelson and William Hunt attempted to corner the entire global silver market in 1979, buying up so much of the precious metal that the price skyrocketed from…
Billionaire brothers Nelson and William Hunt attempted to corner the entire global silver market in 1979, buying up so much of the precious metal that the…
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Transportation Security Administration agents collect nearly a million dollars in abandoned loose change every single year at airport security checkpoints across the United States.
Transportation Security Administration agents collect nearly a million dollars in abandoned loose change every single year at airport security checkpoints…
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Greyhound bus lines originally started as a simple transportation service in Minnesota using a fleet of completely unbranded, modified automobiles to haul miners between small freezing towns.
Greyhound bus lines originally started as a simple transportation service in Minnesota using a fleet of completely unbranded, modified automobiles to haul…
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Federal Reserve banks in the United States are not entirely federal entities, but rather operate as a strange hybrid of government oversight and private corporate structure that…
Federal Reserve banks in the United States are not entirely federal entities, but rather operate as a strange hybrid of government oversight and private…
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Iceland welcomed over two million international tourists in a single year, which is absolutely wild considering the entire permanent population of the country is barely over three hundred and seventy thousand people.
Iceland welcomed over two million international tourists in a single year, which is absolutely wild considering the entire permanent population of the country…
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Japanese citizens possess the most powerful passport on the globe, granting them hassle-free, visa-free access to a staggering one hundred and ninety-three different destinations worldwide.
Japanese citizens possess the most powerful passport on the globe, granting them hassle-free, visa-free access to a staggering one hundred and ninety-three…
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Trees communicate and share nutrients through a massive underground fungal network playfully dubbed the wood-wide web, allowing older trees to secretly pump sugar into struggling…
Trees communicate and share nutrients through a massive underground fungal network playfully dubbed the wood-wide web, allowing older trees to secretly pump…
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Machine learning models do not actually know anything in the traditional sense, but merely predict the next statistically likely word based on vast oceans of stolen internet…
Machine learning models do not actually know anything in the traditional sense, but merely predict the next statistically likely word based on vast oceans of…
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Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr A.
Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr A. Serebrov brought a gray Nintendo Game Boy loaded with Tetris aboard the Soyuz TM-17 spacecraft in 1993, making it the very…
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Commercial airplane emergency oxygen masks only provide about 12 to 15 minutes of breathable air, which is mathematically just enough time for the pilot to descend to a safe altitude where you can breathe normally.
Commercial airplane emergency oxygen masks only provide about 12 to 15 minutes of breathable air, which is mathematically just enough time for the pilot to…
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Human memories are not stored like permanent video recordings, but are actually rewritten and subtly altered by your brain every single time you recall them.
Human memories are not stored like permanent video recordings, but are actually rewritten and subtly altered by your brain every single time you recall them.…
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