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New Stellar Object’s Radio Bursts Baffle Scientists

Scientists recently detected bursts of radio waves that repeat every 22 minutes and last for five minutes. The bursts are emitted by a stellar body 15,000 light-years away, which could be a potential magnetar. But since it doesn’t behave like one, it challengs our current understanding of magnetars.

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Absurdly High Inflation in Zimbabwe

In 2013, there was just $217 in the Zimbabwean government’s bank account after paying public workers’ salaries, mostly because of the 231 million percent inflation rate.

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Arrested Man Who Police Forgot to Feed

In 1979, an 18-year-old man was held in a basement cell without food or water for 18 days, which is now considered the world record for surviving, because the police forgot about him. He lost about 53 pounds (24 kilos).

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China’s Reverse Zoo

Lehe Ledu Wildlife Zoo in Chongqing, China, puts the visitors in cages while the big cats and bears roam around freely.

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Brazilians Take More Showers than Anyone Else

On average, Brazilians take at least two showers every day, more than people in any other country in the world.

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Financial Definition of “Deadbeats”

In the world of finance, anyone who pays off their credit card balance on time in full every month is known as a “deadbeat.”

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Eggplants Are Really Fruits

Just like tomatoes and peppers, eggplants are fruits, not vegetables, because they come from a flowering plant and have seeds.

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There Are More Sheep than People in New Zealand

As of 2022, there were 25.3 million sheep in New Zealand and only 5.15 million people.

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Most Intense Heat Wave in Antarctica

Researchers found that the most intense heatwave ever recorded happened in March 2022 in the coldest region on Earth – Antarctica. It is believed to be due to anomalous air circulations in Australia.

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Relaxing Japanese Park with 800 Statues

Village Where You Can Meet Statues is a Japanese park where you can relax and meditate among 800 statues that help you ease your mind.

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Californians Among Americans

As of 2022, California is the most populous state in the US, with one out of every eight Americans living in California.

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Changing Size of the Eiffel Tower

In summer, the Eiffel Tower grows in size by six inches as the iron undergoes thermal expansion and shrinks by the same amount in winter.

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Ancient Roman Coins Discovered by Construction Workers

In 2016, construction workers in Seville discovered 1,300 pounds (600 kilos) of ancient Roman coins from the 3rd century worth millions of euros.

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Pink Lake of Australia

Lake Hillier is an Australia saline lake known for its unique pink-colored water caused by red algae and halophilic bacteria in the salt crust.

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Architecture of Masouleh

In the Iranian village of Masouleh, the streets are above the homes.

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Wavy Walls Require Less Bricks than Straight Walls

Known as “Crinkle Crankle Walls” in England, these serpentine brick walls withstand more lateral stress than straight walls of the same thickness and use less bricks than a straight wall that can withstand the same amount of stress.

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Crazy Time Zones of France

France has 12 different time zones, more than any other country in the world.

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Women Are Good at Identifying a Cheating Man

According to a study, women guessed right 62% of the time if a man had been cheating just by looking at his face, while men were right only 23% of the time about women.

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Fish that Causes Severe Hallucinations

Sarpa salpa, also known as “dreamfish,” is a species of sea bream that, if eaten, can cause severe hallucinations that last up to 36 hours. It was claimed to have been used as a recreational substance in the Roman Empire.

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Mallard Ducks Spread Fish Species

Researchers found that when mallard ducks eat fish eggs of some species, some of the eggs survive the duck’s digestive track and come out the other end unscathed to hatch successfully when they find water. That explains how fish materialize out of nowhere in unconnected lakes or pools.

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Japanese Monkeys Learned to Clean and Salt Their Sweet Potatoes

On the Japanese island of Kōjima, monkeys learned to wash sweet potatoes with fresh water. Generations later, they learned to immerse them in seawater, which researchers believe was because they enjoy them with salt.

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The Screenwriting of The Godfather’s Mario Puzo

When Paramount approached the author of The Godfather books, Mario Puzo, to write an adapted screenplay, he had no idea what he was doing. After he won his first Oscar for the first movie, he bought a book on screenwriting only to find the words “The best screenplay ever written was The Godfather” on the first page. He threw the book away.

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Mel Gibson’s Passion for His Film

When Mel Gibson couldn’t secure money for his film The Passion of the Christ due its controversial take, he put in his own money, $30 for production and $15 million on marketing. He had to rely on small-scale TV marketing with support from various church groups. The film went on to earn $612 million worldwide, with majority of the profits going to Mel Gibson.

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The Plane that Glided Over a Racetrack

In 1983, a Boeing 767 ran out of fuel forcing the flight crew to glide for 17 minutes before making an emergency landing on the crowded racetrack of Gimli Motorsports Park, Canada, without major injuries to anyone. Nicknamed the “Gimli Glider,” its re-enactment by several other crews in flight simulators only ended in crash landings.

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Qatar’s Embarrassing Performance During FIFA World Cup

In the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar became the first country to play without qualifying and second to do so as the host since 1934. Qatar was the first host nation to lose its opening match as well as all three matches. It was also the first host nation to be eliminated from the tournament and finish last with zero points in the group stage.