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There are stars in the universe that are cold enough to be touched by the...
There are stars in the universe that are cold enough to be touched by the human hand! When you think about stars, you think about burning gas. You may imagine the intense heat of our closest star, the...
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A student petitioned to make 10^27 a 'Hellameter' so that the universe would...
A student petitioned to make 10^27 a 'Hellameter' so that the universe would be 1.4 hellameters wide The universe is vast. No one will dispute that. It encompasses galaxies upon galaxies and as far as...
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The entire GoldenEye 007 game on N64 is only 12 MB!
The entire GoldenEye 007 game on N64 is only 12 MB! GoldenEye 007 is a first-person shooter game based on the James Bond film, GoldenEye. It was developed by Rare and released for Nintendo 64 in August...
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Canada has specifically banned members of the Westboro Baptist Church from...
Canada has specifically banned members of the Westboro Baptist Church from entering the country! Canada says good riddance to members of the Westboro Baptist Church located in Topeka, Kansas. The...
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Want to prevent a tiger attack? Wear a mask behind your head!
Want to prevent a tiger attack? Wear a mask behind your head! People in the Ganges Delta in India have found a good way to prevent being mauled by Bengal tigers: Wearing a mask behind their head....
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Nisan is working on having car interiors that feel like human skin!
Nisan is working on having car interiors that feel like human skin! Creepy or awesome? Nisan is reportedly trying to create a new material for car interiors that would feel like the skin on a human...
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The Automaton from the movie Hugo was real and actually worked!
The Automaton from the movie Hugo was real and actually worked! If you saw the movie Hugo, you know that one of the movie's best and most moving scenes is when Hugo finally manages to turn on the...
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The world's (un)luckiest man cheated death 7 times and then won the $1...
The world's (un)luckiest man cheated death 7 times and then won the $1 million lottery! Frane Selak, a Croatian music teacher, began his unlucky streak in 1962 on a train going from Sarajevo to...
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There's a town that is literally living under a rock!
There's a town that is literally living under a rock! The town of Setenil de las Bodegas, in Spain has about 3,000 inhabitants. Their town has the particular feature of being built under a giant rock...
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Pencils are yellow because the color was associated with royalty and respect...
Pencils are yellow because the color was associated with royalty and respect in China! When you think of a pencil in your head, you probably think of it as being yellow. That color scheme has been the...
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Bill Gates bought a Leonardo da Vinci notebook for $30m and made it available...
Bill Gates bought a Leonardo da Vinci notebook for $30m and made it available for free! In 1994, Bill Gates bought the Codex Leicester, one of the notebooks left by Leonardo da Vinci. The price? $30.8...
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Guinness might be the best beer for the health conscious!
Guinness might be the best beer for the health conscious! If you're in the market for a full-flavored beer, but don't want a beer belly? Guinness might be your best bet. Although it's very dark colored...
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Richard Branson bought an Island for $180,000 that is worth upwards of $200...
Richard Branson bought an Island for $180,000 that is worth upwards of $200 million today! Richard Branson has become one of the richest people in the world, with an estimated net worth of over $4.6...
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On April Fool's 1997, comic strip artists pulled off a massive prank in which...
On April Fool's 1997, comic strip artists pulled off a massive prank in which 46 artists swapped each other strips! The entire affair was organized by comic strip creators Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott,...
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There is a homeless shelter in Washington that saves the public $4 million a...
There is a homeless shelter in Washington that saves the public $4 million a year! It is located at 1811 Eastlake Ave in Seattle and it opened in 2005. The purpose of the shelter was to house 75...
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There's a Lightning storm in Venezuela that's been going on since at least...
There's a Lightning storm in Venezuela that's been going on since at least the 16th century! Relámpago del Catatumbo (Catatumbo Lightning) is an atmospheric phenomenon that occurs where the Catatumbo...
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Astronauts have to sleep near fans or they could die in their sleep!
Astronauts have to sleep near fans or they could die in their sleep! In a complete opposite of the South Korean fan death myth, it turns out astronauts actually NEED to sleep next to a ventilator fan...
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Lawns became popular in the 17th century as a symbol of wealth!
Lawns became popular in the 17th century as a symbol of wealth! A well-kept vibrant green lawn is the pride of many people in suburbia. Lawns are a status symbol, now, and ever since they first became...
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Lobsters are potentially immortal!
Lobsters are potentially immortal! Scientists have recently discovered that lobsters might have the potentially live forever. That is, unless it's in front of you while you're wearing a bib at Red...
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Penguins used to be as tall as humans!
Penguins used to be as tall as humans! Scientists recently found what appears to be the tallest penguin ever! Two new fossilized species have been found in New Zealand and one, the Kairuku grebneffi,...
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