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Neutron stars are the collapsed cores of massive supergiant stars and are so incomprehensibly dense that a single teaspoon of their material would weigh roughly six billion tons on Earth.
Neutron stars are the collapsed cores of massive supergiant stars and are so incomprehensibly dense that a single teaspoon of their material would weigh…
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Boeing 747-400 aircraft were still receiving their crucial navigation database updates via a massive stack of 3.5-inch floppy disks well into the year 2020.
Boeing 747-400 aircraft were still receiving their crucial navigation database updates via a massive stack of 3.5-inch floppy disks well into the year 2020.…
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Babies are born with around three hundred individual bones, but as they grow into adults, that number drops to exactly two hundred and six because many of them fuse together during normal skeletal development.
Babies are born with around three hundred individual bones, but as they grow into adults, that number drops to exactly two hundred and six because many of…
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South African tech company workers proved in 2009 that a carrier pigeon carrying a four-gigabyte thumb drive was substantially faster than their local broadband internet service.
South African tech company workers proved in 2009 that a carrier pigeon carrying a four-gigabyte thumb drive was substantially faster than their local…
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British authorities during the Second World War mandated that farmers paint white stripes on the sides of their cows so that drivers navigating through mandatory blackout…
British authorities during the Second World War mandated that farmers paint white stripes on the sides of their cows so that drivers navigating through…
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Commercial airplanes do not actively dump human waste out of the sky mid-flight, despite the persistent urban legends and occasional terrifying news reports about frozen blue matter crashing through residential roofs.
Commercial airplanes do not actively dump human waste out of the sky mid-flight, despite the persistent urban legends and occasional terrifying news reports…
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Airport identifier codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association often make no logical sense to casual travelers because the three-letter system ran out of…
Airport identifier codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association often make no logical sense to casual travelers because the three-letter…
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Characters in the Fast and Furious franchise shift gears so often during drag races that their cars would mathematically need to have roughly twenty-eight distinct gears.
Characters in the Fast and Furious franchise shift gears so often during drag races that their cars would mathematically need to have roughly twenty-eight…
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United Parcel Service route optimization software dictates that their delivery trucks should almost never make left-hand turns, a policy that saves them over ten million gallons…
United Parcel Service route optimization software dictates that their delivery trucks should almost never make left-hand turns, a policy that saves them over…
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Solid rocket boosters for the NASA Space Shuttle had to be designed to a specific width of exactly four feet and eight and a half inches because they were shipped by train, and…
Solid rocket boosters for the NASA Space Shuttle had to be designed to a specific width of exactly four feet and eight and a half inches because they were…
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Swallowing tapeworm cysts was an actual weight loss trend in the Victorian era and early 20th century, proving that humans have always been willing to do absolutely unhinged things just to fit into smaller pants.
Swallowing tapeworm cysts was an actual weight loss trend in the Victorian era and early 20th century, proving that humans have always been willing to do…
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Pepsi faced a massive breach of contract lawsuit in 1996 after joking in a commercial that consumers could redeem seven million points for a military-grade Harrier fighter jet.
Pepsi faced a massive breach of contract lawsuit in 1996 after joking in a commercial that consumers could redeem seven million points for a military-grade…
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Corvids possess highly developed cognitive abilities and can recognize, remember, and actively hold grudges against specific human faces for several years.
Corvids possess highly developed cognitive abilities and can recognize, remember, and actively hold grudges against specific human faces for several years.…
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Christian fundamentalists and concerned parents in the 1980s genuinely believed that playing Dungeons & Dragons was a direct gateway to Satan worship, witchcraft, and actual murder.
Christian fundamentalists and concerned parents in the 1980s genuinely believed that playing Dungeons & Dragons was a direct gateway to Satan worship,…
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Amsterdam Schiphol airport employs a herd of twenty pigs to scavenge in the fields between runways in order to prevent geese from colliding with jet engines.
Amsterdam Schiphol airport employs a herd of twenty pigs to scavenge in the fields between runways in order to prevent geese from colliding with jet engines.…
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Walking from L'Agulhas, South Africa to Magadan, Russia is considered the longest walkable route on Earth, spanning approximately 14,000 miles without ever requiring a boat to cross water.
Walking from L'Agulhas, South Africa to Magadan, Russia is considered the longest walkable route on Earth, spanning approximately 14,000 miles without ever…
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Having an abundance of options requires more cognitive effort and leads to increased anxiety and buyer's remorse.
Having an abundance of options requires more cognitive effort and leads to increased anxiety and buyer's remorse. Barry Schwartz coined this the paradox of…
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Druids and ancient mystics practiced the art of scrying by staring into shallow pools of still water to induce a trance state and receive visions of the future, a practice that…
Druids and ancient mystics practiced the art of scrying by staring into shallow pools of still water to induce a trance state and receive visions of the…
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Fast food giant McDonald's makes the vast majority of its massive global profits from real estate rather than actually selling cheap hamburgers and salty french fries.
Fast food giant McDonald's makes the vast majority of its massive global profits from real estate rather than actually selling cheap hamburgers and salty…
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Luxury brands deliberately raise their prices to make their products more desirable, directly defying the fundamental economic law of supply and demand.
Luxury brands deliberately raise their prices to make their products more desirable, directly defying the fundamental economic law of supply and demand. This…
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Morning breath occurs because your mouth drastically reduces saliva production while you sleep, creating the perfect anaerobic environment for bacteria to absolutely thrive.
Morning breath occurs because your mouth drastically reduces saliva production while you sleep, creating the perfect anaerobic environment for bacteria to…
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United States Navy Virginia-class nuclear submarines utilize standard, off-the-shelf Xbox 360 controllers to operate their extremely advanced photonic mast systems, which are…
United States Navy Virginia-class nuclear submarines utilize standard, off-the-shelf Xbox 360 controllers to operate their extremely advanced photonic mast…
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Higher expectations placed upon individuals lead directly to an increase in their performance, while low expectations result in worse outcomes.
Higher expectations placed upon individuals lead directly to an increase in their performance, while low expectations result in worse outcomes. Teachers who…
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Ants have a combined global population estimated at twenty quadrillion, meaning their total biological mass is roughly equal to or greater than the biomass of all wild birds and mammals combined.
Ants have a combined global population estimated at twenty quadrillion, meaning their total biological mass is roughly equal to or greater than the biomass of…
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