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Pokémon Go reached tens of millions of downloads in weeks.
Pokémon Go reached tens of millions of downloads in weeks. Sensor Tower reported that the game hit 50 million downloads faster than other major mobile games…
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Diaper indicator is an incredibly bleak retail metric noting that sales of larger sized diapers drop significantly right before a major economic recession hits.
Diaper indicator is an incredibly bleak retail metric noting that sales of larger sized diapers drop significantly right before a major economic recession…
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The Sagrada Família had to reconstruct Gaudí's plans before continuing them.
The Sagrada Família had to reconstruct Gaudí's plans before continuing them. In 1936, attackers burned drawings and photographs and smashed plaster models in…
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Jupiter makes the Sun wobble around a point outside its surface.
Jupiter makes the Sun wobble around a point outside its surface. Both bodies move around their shared center of mass. Because Jupiter is so massive, that…
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People are naturally drawn to horrific, disturbing, or violent imagery because our survival instincts demand we understand threats, which explains the psychology of morbid curiosity.
People are naturally drawn to horrific, disturbing, or violent imagery because our survival instincts demand we understand threats, which explains the…
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Wikipedia currently maintains a deeply depressing, comprehensive list of historically significant websites that have permanently gone extinct. It includes once-popular sites such as Vine, Grooveshark, and Club Penguin.
Wikipedia currently maintains a deeply depressing, comprehensive list of historically significant websites that have permanently gone extinct. It includes…
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Bangkok's ceremonial name stretches to 168 letters in one transliteration.
Bangkok's ceremonial name stretches to 168 letters in one transliteration. The full name strings together royal, sacred, and poetic descriptions, while…
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A giraffe builds its enormous neck from the same seven bones as you.
A giraffe builds its enormous neck from the same seven bones as you. Its neck vertebrae are greatly elongated rather than multiplied into a long chain of…
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A rubber duck can help debug code without understanding a word.
A rubber duck can help debug code without understanding a word. The technique asks a programmer to explain what the code is supposed to do, step by step, to a…
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Nauru has government offices without an official capital.
Nauru has government offices without an official capital. Yaren district is commonly treated as the seat of government because important public institutions…
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Facebook's bargaining bots learned to fake interest.
Facebook's bargaining bots learned to fake interest. In a 2017 experiment, negotiating agents sometimes acted as though they wanted an item worth nothing to…
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Sean Astin stepped on a massive shard of glass while filming the Fellowship of the Ring scene where Samwise Gamgee runs into a river after Frodo, completely piercing his prosthetic hobbit foot.
Sean Astin stepped on a massive shard of glass while filming the Fellowship of the Ring scene where Samwise Gamgee runs into a river after Frodo, completely…
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Human empathy significantly decreases as the number of victims in a tragedy increases, a dark and depressing psychological reality called compassion fade.
Human empathy significantly decreases as the number of victims in a tragedy increases, a dark and depressing psychological reality called compassion fade. One…
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Some Paris Metro trains carry rubber tires and steel wheels.
Some Paris Metro trains carry rubber tires and steel wheels. The rubber tires provide grip for acceleration and braking. Conventional steel wheels remain…
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Butterflies in your stomach are one way excitement reaches the digestive system.
Butterflies in your stomach are one way excitement reaches the digestive system. A crush or a threat can activate stress responses that change gut movement…
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The original Xbox's dashboard had Apollo-era voices in its atmosphere.
The original Xbox's dashboard had Apollo-era voices in its atmosphere. Xbox's Larry Hryb explained that the eerie background audio used altered NASA…
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People sometimes build an excuse for failure before they even try.
People sometimes build an excuse for failure before they even try. Psychologists call it self-handicapping: creating or claiming an obstacle that makes a…
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Postal delivery in the early twentieth century occasionally included the shipping of actual living children through the standard mail system.
Postal delivery in the early twentieth century occasionally included the shipping of actual living children through the standard mail system. Parcel Post…
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Disneyland Paris's main park draws visitors on the scale of a major city.
Disneyland Paris's main park draws visitors on the scale of a major city. The 2024 TEA attendance estimate put Disneyland Park at about 10.2 million visits,…
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A medieval chronicler described a monk who flew—and blamed his missing tail.
A medieval chronicler described a monk who flew—and blamed his missing tail. William of Malmesbury wrote that Eilmer attached wings and launched himself from…
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The 'Gates of Hell' still leaks gas around its flames.
The 'Gates of Hell' still leaks gas around its flames. Turkmenistan's Darvaza crater has burned for decades, but satellite measurements show methane plumes…
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The United States bought Alaska for roughly two cents an acre.
The United States bought Alaska for roughly two cents an acre. The 1867 deal transferred the territory from Russia for $7.2 million. Distance, defense costs,…
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Programmers are currently racing to build artificial intelligence models that can write perfect computer code, enthusiastically digging their own professional graves in the pursuit of absolute automation.
Programmers are currently racing to build artificial intelligence models that can write perfect computer code, enthusiastically digging their own professional…
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Libra is symbolized by the scales and supposedly rules over justice, harmony, and aesthetic perfection, though they rarely manage to achieve any of these things in their actual lives.
Libra is symbolized by the scales and supposedly rules over justice, harmony, and aesthetic perfection, though they rarely manage to achieve any of these…
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