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James Bond's famous look included a hairpiece.
James Bond's famous look included a hairpiece. Sean Connery wore a toupee as Bond, including in Dr. No. Alongside tailored clothes and carefully controlled…
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Benjamin Franklin proposed making farts smell better.
Benjamin Franklin proposed making farts smell better. His satirical 1781 essay urged a learned academy to investigate a way to perfume intestinal gas. He…
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Psycho turned a toilet flush into a plot point.
Psycho turned a toilet flush into a plot point. Marion tears up her calculations and flushes the pieces before entering the shower. The mundane act destroys…
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Margaretta and Kate Fox inadvertently launched the massive Modern Spiritualism movement in 1848 by claiming they were communicating with a murdered peddler's ghost through mysterious knocking sounds in their farmhouse.
Margaretta and Kate Fox inadvertently launched the massive Modern Spiritualism movement in 1848 by claiming they were communicating with a murdered peddler's…
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Helena Blavatsky co-founded the Theosophical Society in 1875 by claiming she received telepathic messages from secret Mahatmas living in Tibet who were guiding the spiritual evolution of humanity.
Helena Blavatsky co-founded the Theosophical Society in 1875 by claiming she received telepathic messages from secret Mahatmas living in Tibet who were…
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The Sims grew out of rebuilding a real home.
The Sims grew out of rebuilding a real home. After the 1991 Oakland fire destroyed Will Wright’s home, replacing possessions made him think about what people…
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Barbie Horse Adventures: Wild Horse Rescue holds a sacred place in hacker lore because it contained a specific exploit used to permanently mod and crack the original Microsoft Xbox.
Barbie Horse Adventures: Wild Horse Rescue holds a sacred place in hacker lore because it contained a specific exploit used to permanently mod and crack the…
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Sioux City, Iowa, was assigned the unfortunate airport code SUX back in 1946, and after petitioning the FAA twice to change it and failing, the city finally gave up and trademarked the slogan "Fly SUX" in 2007.
Sioux City, Iowa, was assigned the unfortunate airport code SUX back in 1946, and after petitioning the FAA twice to change it and failing, the city finally…
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A platypus serves milk without nipples.
A platypus serves milk without nipples. Milk leaves mammary glands through openings in the skin and collects on the mother's belly, where the young lap it up.…
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A Civilization II player reported returning to the same save for about ten years.
A Civilization II player reported returning to the same save for about ten years. By the in-game year 3991, three superpowers were locked in a nuclear…
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Heinrich Kramer wrote the Malleus Maleficarum in 1486 as a comprehensive guidebook for identifying, torturing, and executing witches, heavily focusing on the supposed ability of witches to magically steal men's genitals.
Heinrich Kramer wrote the Malleus Maleficarum in 1486 as a comprehensive guidebook for identifying, torturing, and executing witches, heavily focusing on the…
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Bayer once sold heroin as a cough remedy.
Bayer once sold heroin as a cough remedy. At the turn of the 20th century, the company marketed it as an alternative to morphine, with disastrously optimistic…
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Pokémon has printed over 85 billion trading cards.
Pokémon has printed over 85 billion trading cards. By March 2026, the Pokémon Company reported that production milestone alongside more than 515 million…
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Mapmakers frequently insert entirely fake towns, known as paper towns or phantom settlements, into their officially published maps to act as copyright traps for lazy competitors…
Mapmakers frequently insert entirely fake towns, known as paper towns or phantom settlements, into their officially published maps to act as copyright traps…
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An octopus's arms do some of their own information processing.
An octopus's arms do some of their own information processing. Large networks of neurons run through the arms, handling local sensations and movements…
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One USB-C charger has twice the working memory of Apollo's guidance computer.
One USB-C charger has twice the working memory of Apollo's guidance computer. Engineer Forrest Heller compared charger chips with the Apollo Guidance…
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Individuals are significantly less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present, a grim reality of human nature known as the bystander effect.
Individuals are significantly less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present, a grim reality of human nature known as the bystander…
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Grigori Rasputin gained immense political power in the Russian Empire by convincing Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra that his mystical prayers could cure their son's hemophilia.
Grigori Rasputin gained immense political power in the Russian Empire by convincing Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra that his mystical prayers could…
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Your body emits visible light far too faint for your eyes to detect.
Your body emits visible light far too faint for your eyes to detect. Chemical reactions in cells release tiny amounts of energy as photons, which highly…
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Pineapples contain a flesh-eating enzyme called bromelain that actively digests proteins, meaning that when you eat a pineapple, the fruit is literally trying to eat you back.
Pineapples contain a flesh-eating enzyme called bromelain that actively digests proteins, meaning that when you eat a pineapple, the fruit is literally trying…
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Highly competent individuals actually become more likable and attractive to others when they make a clumsy mistake or commit a minor embarrassment.
Highly competent individuals actually become more likable and attractive to others when they make a clumsy mistake or commit a minor embarrassment. A small…
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Toru Iwatani famously conceived the iconic shape of Pac-Man in 1979 while staring at a pizza with a single slice removed during his lunch break.
Toru Iwatani famously conceived the iconic shape of Pac-Man in 1979 while staring at a pizza with a single slice removed during his lunch break. He wanted to…
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Will Smith said the IRS took 70% of his early Fresh Prince pay.
Will Smith said the IRS took 70% of his early Fresh Prince pay. Smith described a huge tax debt after his first success as a rapper. For the sitcom's first…
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Sharks were swimming before the first forests existed.
Sharks were swimming before the first forests existed. Their fossil record reaches back more than 400 million years, while recognizable trees appeared later.…
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