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10/08/2022

10/08/2022

When a mountain was found to be taller than Australia's highest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko, their names were swapped so that Mount Kosciuszko remained the highest mountain in Australia.

In the 60's, the U.S. army did an experiment in which two people without nuclear training had to design a nuke with only access to public available documents and they succeeded.

07/08/2022

Speedy Gonzales was banned by Cartoon Network for being an offensive stereotype, only to be returned after a mass protest by the Hispanic-American community.

After French soldier Jean Bernadotte showed kindness to a few Swedish soldiers, he became so popular in Sweden that the Swedes decided to make him their king when a vacancy came up, despite him never having set foot in Sweden before. The House of Bernadotte rules Sweden to this day.

24/07/2022

If you travel at 99% the speed of light away from the sun, the light from the sun would still pass by you at the speed of light relative to you.

The funny bone (ulnar nerve) is the largest unprotected nerve in the body.

21/07/2022

The Federal Trade Commission states that your eye care provider must give you a copy of your contact lens and eyeglass prescriptions, whether or not you ask for them.

During the production of Revenge of the Sith, George Lucas came into work one day with a cough and decided that it would be amusing to record it and use it on the new Episode III villain, General Grievous.

21/07/2022

21/07/2022