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GoldenEye 007 on the Nintendo 64 revolutionized first-person shooters on consoles, yet its legendary multiplayer mode was secretly added at the very last minute by a rogue programmer.
GoldenEye 007 on the Nintendo 64 revolutionized first-person shooters on consoles, yet its legendary multiplayer mode was secretly added at the very last…
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Carmelit in Haifa, Israel, is arguably the most bizarre underground transit system on Earth because it is essentially a subterranean funicular functioning as a subway.
Carmelit in Haifa, Israel, is arguably the most bizarre underground transit system on Earth because it is essentially a subterranean funicular functioning as…
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Sony created the PlayStation only because Nintendo spectacularly betrayed them at the Consumer Electronics Show in 1991.
Sony created the PlayStation only because Nintendo spectacularly betrayed them at the Consumer Electronics Show in 1991. Sony had spent years developing a…
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Homing pigeons were officially used by the Indian police force in Odisha until 2002 to transport emergency messages across remote mountainous areas where radio signals consistently failed.
Homing pigeons were officially used by the Indian police force in Odisha until 2002 to transport emergency messages across remote mountainous areas where…
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Fungi are genetically much closer to humans and other animals than they are to plants, completely debunking the culinary assumption that mushrooms are just weird vegetables.
Fungi are genetically much closer to humans and other animals than they are to plants, completely debunking the culinary assumption that mushrooms are just…
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Fitness centers deliberately build their entire economic business model around the statistical certainty that at least eighty percent of their paying members will simply never show up to work out.
Fitness centers deliberately build their entire economic business model around the statistical certainty that at least eighty percent of their paying members…
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China spans five geographical time zones but mandates a single uniform time across the entire country, meaning people in the far western provinces often watch the sun rise at ten in the morning.
China spans five geographical time zones but mandates a single uniform time across the entire country, meaning people in the far western provinces often watch…
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Triple point is the exact temperature and pressure at which a substance can exist as a solid, liquid, and gas simultaneously in thermodynamic equilibrium.
Triple point is the exact temperature and pressure at which a substance can exist as a solid, liquid, and gas simultaneously in thermodynamic equilibrium. for…
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Paris syndrome is a genuine psychological condition experienced primarily by Japanese tourists who are completely traumatized to discover that the French capital is a sprawling,…
Paris syndrome is a genuine psychological condition experienced primarily by Japanese tourists who are completely traumatized to discover that the French…
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Luis von Ahn and his colleagues invented the CAPTCHA system in 2003, and the acronym actually stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart.
Luis von Ahn and his colleagues invented the CAPTCHA system in 2003, and the acronym actually stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell…
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Human bones are roughly four times stronger than concrete when supporting weight, meaning your femur can technically withstand the pressure of a few pickup trucks before…
Human bones are roughly four times stronger than concrete when supporting weight, meaning your femur can technically withstand the pressure of a few pickup…
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Pope Stephen VI ordered the nine-month-old corpse of his predecessor, Pope Formosus, to be dug up, dressed in papal vestments, and put on trial in 897.
Pope Stephen VI ordered the nine-month-old corpse of his predecessor, Pope Formosus, to be dug up, dressed in papal vestments, and put on trial in 897. During…
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Mount Everest is literally covered in hundreds of tons of human feces and frozen corpses that serve as highly morbid trail markers for aspiring mountaineers.
Mount Everest is literally covered in hundreds of tons of human feces and frozen corpses that serve as highly morbid trail markers for aspiring mountaineers.…
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Denver International Airport attempted to build the most advanced automated baggage system in the world during the 1990s, only to create a massive machine that mercilessly chewed up and spat out luggage.
Denver International Airport attempted to build the most advanced automated baggage system in the world during the 1990s, only to create a massive machine…
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Security screening protocols implemented by the TSA fail to detect weapons or explosives in roughly seventy to eighty percent of undercover tests conducted by the Department of Homeland Security.
Security screening protocols implemented by the TSA fail to detect weapons or explosives in roughly seventy to eighty percent of undercover tests conducted by…
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Mitochondria possess their own completely separate DNA from the rest of your cells and reproduce entirely on their own schedule, because billions of years ago a larger cell…
Mitochondria possess their own completely separate DNA from the rest of your cells and reproduce entirely on their own schedule, because billions of years ago…
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The nuclear-powered bomber that exposed its crew to radiation
During the Cold War, the USSR figured out how to keep a plane flying for weeks at a time using an unshielded nuclear reactor. The Tupolev Tu-119 actually took…
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Palm readers insist that having a clear letter M on your palm indicates you are a psychic master with deep intuition
Discovering you have profound psychic powers is surprisingly easy when the required physical trait is present in roughly half the human population. Palm…
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Why Las Vegas has so many hotel rooms
Where else can you lose your life savings and still have 150,000 different beds to cry in? The Strip boasts the highest concentration of hotel rooms globally,…
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Why McDonald’s is nearly everywhere
Cultural assimilation tastes exactly like a lukewarm chicken nugget. No matter how deep into the wilderness you venture, the aggressive expansion of American…
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Where Sheldon got Bazinga
The defining catchphrase of 2010s nerd culture is rooted in a terribly unfunny office prank. Writer Stephen Engel used to play practical jokes on his…
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Doctor Who's terrifying angels were actors in foam
For a beloved sci-fi show with a production budget that frequently rivaled a local middle school play, they certainly knew exactly how to traumatize an entire…
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The underwater Monopoly game that lasted 70 days
As if a standard game of Monopoly wasn't already a suffocating experience. In 1983, a dive club in Buffalo, New York, decided to play the game in a high…
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Why British warships were painted like optical illusions
Because blending in is for cowards. 'Dazzle camouflage' was a tactic where British ships and submarines were painted in chaotic, high-contrast, zebra-like…
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