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Physical attractiveness causes an unconscious cognitive bias where people automatically assume that good-looking individuals possess other positive traits like intelligence, kindness, and competence.
Physical attractiveness causes an unconscious cognitive bias where people automatically assume that good-looking individuals possess other positive traits…
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Clarence Leonidas Fender revolutionized modern music by inventing the Telecaster and Stratocaster electric guitars despite never actually learning how to play a single chord on…
Clarence Leonidas Fender revolutionized modern music by inventing the Telecaster and Stratocaster electric guitars despite never actually learning how to play…
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Passports issued by most modern nations contain highly intricate, ultraviolet-reactive artwork that only border security guards are allowed to look at.
Passports issued by most modern nations contain highly intricate, ultraviolet-reactive artwork that only border security guards are allowed to look at.…
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Individuals modify an aspect of their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed, completely ruining the validity of many behavioral studies.
Individuals modify an aspect of their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed, completely ruining the validity of many behavioral studies.…
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Tonsil stones are foul-smelling lumps of calcified bacteria, dead cells, and food debris that accumulate in the natural crevices of your throat because your immune system…
Tonsil stones are foul-smelling lumps of calcified bacteria, dead cells, and food debris that accumulate in the natural crevices of your throat because your…
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Early submarines relied on white mice instead of electronic sensors to detect dangerous leaks of carbon monoxide and other toxic gases while trapped deep underwater.
Early submarines relied on white mice instead of electronic sensors to detect dangerous leaks of carbon monoxide and other toxic gases while trapped deep…
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William Lyon Mackenzie King served as the Prime Minister of Canada for over twenty-one years, guiding the nation through the Great Depression and the Second World War with a calm, ruthlessly pragmatic public demeanor.
William Lyon Mackenzie King served as the Prime Minister of Canada for over twenty-one years, guiding the nation through the Great Depression and the Second…
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Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, contains a massive subsurface ocean holding more than twice the amount of water found on Earth.
Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, contains a massive subsurface ocean holding more than twice the amount of water found on Earth. Beneath a crust of solid…
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De Beers successfully convinced the entire world that diamonds are rare and valuable through a legendary 1938 marketing campaign, despite the fact that these shiny rocks are actually quite common.
De Beers successfully convinced the entire world that diamonds are rare and valuable through a legendary 1938 marketing campaign, despite the fact that these…
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George Lucas hired James Earl Jones to dub over Darth Vader's dialogue because the actor actually in the suit, David Prowse, had a high-pitched farmer's accent from the West Country of England.
George Lucas hired James Earl Jones to dub over Darth Vader's dialogue because the actor actually in the suit, David Prowse, had a high-pitched farmer's…
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Lara Croft's famously exaggerated bust size in the original 1996 Tomb Raider game was the direct result of a developer's accidental mouse slip rather than a calculated corporate marketing strategy.
Lara Croft's famously exaggerated bust size in the original 1996 Tomb Raider game was the direct result of a developer's accidental mouse slip rather than a…
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Most 'close door' buttons in modern elevators are completely fake and do absolutely nothing to speed up your escape from forced small talk with your coworkers.
Most 'close door' buttons in modern elevators are completely fake and do absolutely nothing to speed up your escape from forced small talk with your…
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Commercial airplanes are struck by lightning approximately once a year, yet they have not crashed from a strike since 1967 due to some remarkably clever engineering.
Commercial airplanes are struck by lightning approximately once a year, yet they have not crashed from a strike since 1967 due to some remarkably clever…
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Symbolics.com became the first ever commercially registered internet domain name when a Massachusetts computer company claimed it on March 15, 1985.
Symbolics.com became the first ever commercially registered internet domain name when a Massachusetts computer company claimed it on March 15, 1985. At that…
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Iconic green digital rain code that cascades down the screen in the 1999 sci-fi classic The Matrix is actually composed of scanned Japanese sushi recipes.
Iconic green digital rain code that cascades down the screen in the 1999 sci-fi classic The Matrix is actually composed of scanned Japanese sushi recipes.…
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Vibe article titled 'Racer X' from 1998 is the actual origin story for the multi-billion dollar Fast and Furious film franchise, as journalist Ken Li wrote a deep dive into the…
Vibe article titled 'Racer X' from 1998 is the actual origin story for the multi-billion dollar Fast and Furious film franchise, as journalist Ken Li wrote a…
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Pop superstar Michael Jackson tried to purchase Marvel Comics in the late 1990s specifically because he desperately wanted to star in a movie as Spider-Man.
Pop superstar Michael Jackson tried to purchase Marvel Comics in the late 1990s specifically because he desperately wanted to star in a movie as Spider-Man.…
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Liquid helium becomes a superfluid when cooled to nearly absolute zero, losing all electrical resistance and kinetic viscosity.
Liquid helium becomes a superfluid when cooled to nearly absolute zero, losing all electrical resistance and kinetic viscosity. In this bizarre quantum state,…
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Writers Guild of America strikes in the late 1980s directly caused the explosive creation and eventual global domination of reality television.
Writers Guild of America strikes in the late 1980s directly caused the explosive creation and eventual global domination of reality television. Because…
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Universal Pictures actually had to send an urgent digital patch to theaters across the world to update the infamously disastrous 2019 musical film "Cats" because the original CGI was so uncomfortably horrifying.
Universal Pictures actually had to send an urgent digital patch to theaters across the world to update the infamously disastrous 2019 musical film "Cats"…
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Flying in a window seat exposes you to significantly higher levels of ultraviolet radiation because the thin acrylic windows do absolutely nothing to block UVA rays at thirty thousand feet.
Flying in a window seat exposes you to significantly higher levels of ultraviolet radiation because the thin acrylic windows do absolutely nothing to block…
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Soviet engineers in the 1970s strapped two massive turbojet engines from a Yak-40 passenger plane to the roof of a standard commuter train just to see how fast it could go.
Soviet engineers in the 1970s strapped two massive turbojet engines from a Yak-40 passenger plane to the roof of a standard commuter train just to see how…
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Will Smith famously turned down the lead role of Neo in "The Matrix" because he completely misunderstood the Wachowskis' pitch and instead opted to star in the absolute critical catastrophe that was "Wild Wild West".
Will Smith famously turned down the lead role of Neo in "The Matrix" because he completely misunderstood the Wachowskis' pitch and instead opted to star in…
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Thomas Fitzpatrick stole a single-engine plane from a New Jersey flight school in 1956 and landed it perfectly on a narrow Manhattan street right in front of a bar where he had been drinking.
Thomas Fitzpatrick stole a single-engine plane from a New Jersey flight school in 1956 and landed it perfectly on a narrow Manhattan street right in front of…
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