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Walter Reed earned 2 MDs before his 20th birthday!
Walter Reed earned 2 MDs before his 20th birthday! Walter Reed was born in 1851. He attended the University of Virginia where, after two year-long classes, he completed his M.D. This was just 5 months...
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In 1870 a Lion's Mane Jellyfish washed up onto Massachusetts bay with...
In 1870 a Lion's Mane Jellyfish washed up onto Massachusetts bay with tentacles measuring 120 feet each! The Lion's Mane Jellyfish is one of those creatures that don't seem real. They should exist in a...
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There's a company that will sell you ONLY marshmallows like the Lucky Charms...
There's a company that will sell you ONLY marshmallows like the Lucky Charms ones! Lucky Charms. This sugary cereal is the subject of many a wonderful childhood memory. How is it, though, that you...
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Michael Cameron, a student of Greenbrier High School, was suspended for...
Michael Cameron, a student of Greenbrier High School, was suspended for wearing a Pepsi shirt on Coke day In 1998, Greenbrier High School in Evans, Georgia held a Coke in Education Day. Coca-Cola...
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In 2007, a soldier in the British army was declared dead. In 2012, he...
In 2007, a soldier in the British army was declared dead. In 2012, he participated in the Paralympics. So obviously, quite a bit happened in those 5 years in between. But let’s actually back up a...
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Cumulus cloud weighs as much as 2.2 billion pounds
Cumulus cloud weighs as much as 2.2 billion pounds Clouds are weightless right? How else would they float up in the sky? Wrong. Clouds actually do weigh something. They weigh a lot. The most common...
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Greenland has the highest suicide rate in the world. It’s almost twice as...
Greenland has the highest suicide rate in the world. It’s almost twice as high as Japan’s! Japan is a country notorious for it's high suicide rate. It’s estimated that almost 50 in 100,000 people...
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Polar bears are neat freaks!
Polar bears are neat freaks! If you live in constant freezing temperatures, like the polar bear does, you probably want to do the most you can to keep warm at all times, no? Well, turns out, for polar...
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There’s a Chinese fruit 300x sweeter than sugar and is used to treat diabetes...
There’s a Chinese fruit 300x sweeter than sugar and is used to treat diabetes and obesity! The Siraitia grosvenorii is kind of like the holy grail for people with a sweet tooth like me: It’s extremely...
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Two cats helped the Dutch Embassy in Moscow find spy microphones!
Two cats helped the Dutch Embassy in Moscow find spy microphones! In the 1960s, two Siamese cats were asleep in the study of Henri Helb, the Dutch ambassador to Russia. Suddenly, they bounced up,...
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A group of female prostitues in Nairobi have become resistant to AIDS
A group of female prostitues in Nairobi have become resistant to AIDS An amazing discovery was made at a research clinic in Nairobi in the 1980s. While scientists were studying the outbreak of HIV and...
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New York had one homicide on 9/11 not related to the attacks. It's still...
New York had one homicide on 9/11 not related to the attacks. It's still unsolved! The events of September 11, 2001 devastated the nation, and in particular New York City. So many lives were lost that...
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The Taron people purposely decided to go extinct!
The Taron people purposely decided to go extinct! The Taron are a small ethnic group that lives in the Himalayan foothills on the north part of Burma. The Taron are known as the Asian pygmies. Their...
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Bill Murray gave Wes Anderson a blank check to cover the cost of a scene he...
Bill Murray gave Wes Anderson a blank check to cover the cost of a scene he was going to cut! "Rushmore" is a 1998 comedy-drama film about an eccentric high school student, Max Fischer, his wealthy...
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The Japanese equivalent of 'LOL' is 'W'
The Japanese equivalent of 'LOL' is 'W' If you've seen a Japanese comment or message around you may notice the letter "w" randomly sprawled out in an otherwise foreign comment. While the Latin...
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A single greeting card that plays Happy Birthday has more computer power than...
A single greeting card that plays Happy Birthday has more computer power than the Earth had in 1950! According to Gordon Moore, the number of transistors that can be arranged to fit on a silicon chip...
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Tabasco Sauce takes over three years to make!
Tabasco Sauce takes over three years to make! When you think Tabasco Sauce, you don't really think of an extensive refining process. Unlike wine or whiskey, you wouldn't think that Tabasco Sauce...
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Oskar Schindler spent his entire fortune helping Jews during the war, and he...
Oskar Schindler spent his entire fortune helping Jews during the war, and he never gained it back. Oskar Schindler was a hero during World War II. He alone saved 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by...
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The reason why there’s a documentary crew on The Office is due to an employee...
The reason why there’s a documentary crew on The Office is due to an employee suicide! The US version of The Office is one of the best known and critically acclaimed comedy shows in recent memory....
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Louisiana has more prisoners per capita than any other country in the world!
Louisiana has more prisoners per capita than any other country in the world! In the past two decades, Louisiana prison population has doubled. One out of every 86 adults is behind bars in Louisiana....
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