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Caffeine makes you more open-minded to viewpoints that contradict your own
Caffeine makes you more open-minded to viewpoints that contradict your own You know that caffeine wakes you up. Some people can't make it through the morning without their daily cup (or two, or three)...
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There is a game about living with depression
There is a game about living with depression Depression is one of those illnesses which tortures a person’s mind, but it leaves no physical bruises or scars. Therefore, it is often difficult for...
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An NFL kicker invented the NERF football!
An NFL kicker invented the NERF football! Any child born in the last few decades knows what a Nerf football is. That's because it is still the top-selling football of all time. It would be pretty nice...
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In 1955, a thunderstorm in Belgium set off 40,000 pounds of buried explosives...
In 1955, a thunderstorm in Belgium set off 40,000 pounds of buried explosives left over from WW1 21 mines were laid in preparation for the start of the Messines battle on June 7th 1917. However, only...
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A biologist has run a 45-year experiment and found that time DOES seem to...
A biologist has run a 45-year experiment and found that time DOES seem to pass faster as you get older! An American biologist has been estimating the passing of a minute every day for 45 years, with...
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The University of Wisconsin ended a contract with Nike because of their...
The University of Wisconsin ended a contract with Nike because of their treatment of sweatshop workers in Honduras! Wisconsin had made the bold decision to be the FIRST University to break ties with...
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Thin Mints alone account for 25% of Girl Scout Cookie sales!
Thin Mints alone account for 25% of Girl Scout Cookie sales! It’s that time of year again: Girl Scout Cookie season. The time in which adorable little girls dressed in Girl Scout uniforms go...
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A member of the Cherokee tribe is the only illiterate person in recorded...
A member of the Cherokee tribe is the only illiterate person in recorded history to create a writing system! Sequoyah was an illiterate Cherokee silversmith who lived from 1770 until 1840. However,...
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The ‘color bars’ TV test pattern won an Emmy in 2001-2002 (for engineering)!
The ‘color bars’ TV test pattern won an Emmy in 2001-2002 (for engineering)! The SMPTE colors bars is a television test pattern used where the NTSC video standard is utilized. Viewers knew it better as...
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Bilinguals can be dyslexic in one language but not the other!
Bilinguals can be dyslexic in one language but not the other! Being bilingual is an asset in today’s world. However, it can have its complications. Researchers have found that a person can be dyslexic...
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Famous mathematician Voltaire became rich by gaming a math flaw in French...
Famous mathematician Voltaire became rich by gaming a math flaw in French lottery Voltaire was quite wealthy. You might assume that his riches came from the sale of his many writing pieces. You would...
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The KKK adopted a road in Missouri. In response, the state legislature...
The KKK adopted a road in Missouri. In response, the state legislature renamed it after Rosa Parks In 2012, the Ku Klux Klan, the United State’s most notorious white supremacy group, took a brief break...
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The Domincan Republic offered to take in 100,000 Jewish refugees in 1938!
The Domincan Republic offered to take in 100,000 Jewish refugees in 1938! The Jewish people that had escaped from Germany had nowhere to turn, because most countries were unwilling to take in so many...
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JFK purchased 1200 Cuban cigars before signing the trade embargo 51 years ago
JFK purchased 1200 Cuban cigars before signing the trade embargo 51 years ago In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed the trade embargo against Cuba. This effectively shut down trade between the US...
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Cats Sleep For 70 Percent of Their Lives
Cats Sleep For 70 Percent of Their Lives We all wish we could sleep our days away sometimes. Who doesn't love the occasional long, lazy nap or sleeping in on the weekends? Cats, however, take this...
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Warner Bros donates royalties from Taz to help save the real Tasmanian Devils...
Warner Bros donates royalties from Taz to help save the real Tasmanian Devils from a disease that's decimating them! Warner Bros' Taz Devil character is well known. He is a whirling dervish of kicked...
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You can use strawberries to whiten your teeth!
You can use strawberries to whiten your teeth! Everyone wants white teeth these days. Experts are constantly touting what a difference white teeth make to a person's appearance. However, from Crest...
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Lawrence Fishburne lied about his age to be in Apocalypse Now!
Lawrence Fishburne lied about his age to be in Apocalypse Now! Lawrence Fishburne’s most famous role is Morpheus in the Matrix Trilogy, yet had he never lied about his age for Apocalypse Now he would...
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A Supreme Court Justice had to move because his house couldn't handle the...
A Supreme Court Justice had to move because his house couldn't handle the weight of all his books! Justice David Souter was first nominated for the Supreme Court by President George H. W. Bush in 1990....
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A man backed out of a duel after his opponent chose pork sausages as the weapon!
A man backed out of a duel after his opponent chose pork sausages as the weapon! As a cofounder and member of the liberal party Rudolf Virchow was a leading political antagonist of Otto von Bismarck....
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