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Schwarzenegger’s Rural German Accent

Even though Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first language is German, he didn’t get to actually speak for his own character in the German version of Terminator. His accent was considered rural by German and Austrian standards, and the producers felt it would sound unrealistic for a futuristic robot to sound so rural.

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Kate Winslet’s Oscar

Kate Winslet keeps her Oscar in her bathroom so that her guests could pick it up and make their acceptance speeches behind closed doors.

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Eminem’s Oscar Winning Song

Eminem’s song “Lose Yourself” was the first rap song to win an Oscar for Best Original Song. But he didn’t attend or even watch the ceremony because he didn’t think he would really win. He was fast asleep because his daughter had school early the next morning, Eminem was unaware of his victory until his keyboard player called after accepting the award.

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The Largeness of the Pacific

The Pacific Ocean, which occupies a third of the planet’s surface area, is so big that it’s larger than all the Earth’s entire land masses combined.

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Darth Vader Will Be Voiced by AI

The 91-year-old actor James Earl Jones who voiced Darth Vader for 45 years consented to replicating his voice using AI as he “…was looking into winding down his role in this particular character.” He allowed it so that Vader could live on forever after Skywalker Sound showed him the AI-voicing work of Ukrainian start-up, Respeecher, in Obi-Wan Kenobi.

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Tokyo’s Smart-glass Toilets

Tokyo recently launched restrooms in two public parks made out of “smart glass” which is transparent when unoccupied and turns frosty and opaque when occupied.

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Flow State and Time

In positive psychology, “flow” is defined as the mental state which allows a person to be completely absorbed in a single task, without any thoughts about performance and losing awareness of passing time.

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First Sleep and Second Sleep in Middle Ages

Until at least the 17th century, people usually slept before 10, woke up a couple of hours later, did stuff, and went back to their “second sleep” before waking back up at sunrise. It’s called “biphasic sleep.”

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Okinawa’s Centenarians

There are 81 centenarians for every 100,000 people in Okinawa, Japan. It is one of the five healthiest parts of the world, which are known as “Blue Zones.”

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Peru’s Oasis Town

Huacachina is a small town in Peru built around the only natural oasis in South America.

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Rain Room Art Installation

The Rain Room is an immersive art installation that makes rainfall everywhere except the spot you’re standing on. First founded in London in 2005, it is now housed as a permanent exhibit at Sharjah Art Foundation.

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Prevalence of Brain Aneurysms in the US

One out of every 50 people in the US, an estimated 6.7 million, has an unruptured brain aneurysm – bulging at a weak spot on a blood vessel’s wall.

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Disease-Spreading Ice Cream Cups

During the 1800s, before the invention of cones, ice cream was served in glass cups called “penny licks” that were reused without cleaning. They became notorious for spreading tuberculosis and were finally banned in 1899.

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Alaska’s Population Density

Alaska is so large and unoccupied that its population density is equivalent to just 29 people living in Manhattan.

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The Oldest Material Found on Earth

The Murchison meteorite is believed to be the oldest material ever found on Earth. It’s over seven billion years old, older than Earth itself.

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Arizona’s Town of Nothing

In Arizona on US Route 93, south of Wikieup, there is a ghost town called Nothing, where nobody lives.

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Prevalence of Obesity in American Young Adults

According to a John Hopkins University study, 56% of adults between 18 to 25 years are overweight or obese.

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Eight-Century-Old German Castle

Eltz Castle is a medieval castle located along Germany’s Moselle River. For more than 860 years and over 34 generations, it has remained in the possession of the original family.

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The Largest Terrestrial Vehicle

Bagger 293 holds the world record for being the largest terrestrial vehicle with external power source ever built. It is 738 feet long, 315 feet tall, and weighs 14,200 tons. It can move 218,880 tons of soil per day.

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An Orchid that Looks Like a Monkey’s Face

You’re not looking at a monkey. It’s an orchid known as “monkey orchid,” native to Ecuador, which looks just like a monkey’s face.

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The World’s Best-Preserved 17th Century Ship

Vasa is the world’s best-preserved 17th century ship. The 64-gun warship sank during her maiden voyage in 1628.

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Geology of Mt. Everest Summit

The summit of Mt. Everest is made up of marine limestone and biofilm of cyanobacteria. That means it was once submerged under the sea before the subduction of the Indian Plate.

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The Man Who Was Adrift in the Atlantic for 76 Days

In 1981, Steven Callahan survived 76 days adrift across 1,800 nautical miles of the Atlantic Ocean. He had to face starvation, thirst, sharks, raft and equipment deterioration, not to mention the effects on his physical and mental state. Years later, he became a consultant for the movie Life of Pi.

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Restaurant of Mistaken Orders

There is a restaurant in Japan known as ‘The Restaurant of Mistaken Orders‘ that employs waiters with dementia. Despite the waiters’ mistakes, customers still enjoyed the food they were served.

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Visiting All the Philippines Islands

In the Philippines, it would take you almost 21 years to visit every island if you spent one day on each of them.