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Samoyeds Are Too “Smiley” To Be Guard Dogs

Samoyeds make for terrible guard dogs because of their naturally friendly disposition. When there’s a threat, they most likely “smile” and bark at it rather than attack.

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Comeback of Airships

By 2026, people will be able to fly on The Flying Bum, the world’s largest modern airship that can achieve lift using both aerostatic and aerodynamic forces. It can take-off from and land anywhere like a helicopter and stay airborne for five days.

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Chris Hemsworth’s Salary for His First Appearance as Thor

For the movie Thor, Chris Hemsworth was paid just $150,000, and the film grossed nearly $450 million total worldwide.

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The Range Rover that Climbed Up the Tianmen Mountain

Professional racer Ho-Pin Tung drove a Range Rover up the 999 steps of Heaven’s Gate at a 45-degree angle after taking 99 hairpin turns over the infamous Tianmem Mountain Road – all in just 22 minutes and 41 seconds.

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Majority of the World Has Never Flown

As of 2018, 89% of the world’s population have never flown on a plane.

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Smell of Good Old Books

The wonderful smell of good old books is caused by deterioration of compounds like cellulose and lignin in the paper.

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Karl Benz’s First Modern Car

This is the Benz Patent-Motorwagen – the world’s first modern automobile built by Karl Benz in 1886. Its top speed was 16 kilometers per hour.

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A Sunflowers’ Center Is Full of Tiny Flowers

Sunflowers are really hundreds of mini, five-petaled florets arranged in interconnected symmetrical spirals.

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Episodes of British Sitcom Mr. Bean

The British sitcom Mr. Bean only has 15 episodes made and aired over a period of six years.

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ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 Breaks Live Stream Viewership Number Records

With over 8 million concurrent viewers, Chandrayaan-3 became the world’s most watched live stream on YouTube, pushing FIFA World Cup matches to second and third. The mission’s success is a significant milestone for India’s space exploration as the only other countries that managed a landing on the Moon until now were the United States, the Soviet Union, and China.

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A Rare Celestial Event Called a Super Blue Moon

The Super Blue Moon on 30 Aug 2023 is going to be the last one until 2037. Super moon is when the moon is closest to the earth and a Blue Moon is when there’s a second full moon in a single calendar month. The unification of both events creates a rare celestial event called a Super Blue Moon.

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Bizarre No-Walls Hotel in Switzerland

This Swiss hotel named “Null Stern Hotel” is known for its rooms without walls. It is located on a picturesque mountain and, also bizarrely, beside a gas station. It has a waiting list of over 6,000 people.

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Ultrasonic Cry of Plants when in Distress

Scientists at Tel Aviv University discovered that when cut, plants scream in ultrasonic staccatos that are inaudible to humans.

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Dogs Love to Make Humans Laugh

Dogs have evolved to understand that when there’s laughter, it’s play time. So, they are known to deliberately make humans laugh.

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The Origins of Tomatoes

Tomatoes are actually native to the Americas. This means that there was no Italian tomato sauce until the 16th century.

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Funny Anecdote from Apple’s Early Days

In the early days of Apple, when employee ID numbers were given, Steve Jobs was offended that he got #2 when Steve Wozniak got #1. He felt he should be second to no one, so he took #0 instead.

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Pay Gap Between Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels

For the original Dumb and Dumber, Jim Carrey was paid $7 million while Jeff Daniels was paid just $50,000.

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The First Thai Typewriter Caused the Extinction of Two Consonants

In 1891, Edwin Hunter McFarland, Thai-born son of a well-known American missionary, developed a Thai typewriter leaving out two consonants due to space constraints which led to their obsolescence.

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The Connection Between Physical and Mental Pain

Anxiety and depression has a reciprocal relationship with physical pain.

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One of the Smallest Habitable Islands in the World

The Just Enough Room Island has just enough room for a house, a tree, shrubs, and a tiny beach.

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First Image of Chandrayaan-3’s Lander

This is the first image taken by Chandrayaan-3’s lander, Vikram, after its historic touchdown.

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Historic Success of Chandrayaan-3’s Lunar South Pole Landing

On August 23, 2023, Chandrayaan-3 landed near the lunar south pole, making India the first country to do so. The mission’s budget was just ₹615 crore. That’s $74 million.

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Carpet Alarm Clocks to Turn You into an Early Bird

There are “carpet alarm clocks” that won’t turn off unless you get up and stand on them.

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Aerial Root Bridges of Meghalaya, India

Meghalaya tribes of India are experts at guiding aerial roots of rubber fig trees to build natural suspension bridges that last over 500 years. The longest bridge known is over 160 feet.

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Sudden and Short-lived Royal Status of Pineapples

In 18th century England, having pineapples was considered such a show of status that the less wealthy would rent the fruit for an evening party.