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20 September 2026 20:03

Cordite, a smokeless gunpowder invented in the late 1800s, was made by mixing guncotton and nitroglycerine into cords. Early versions caused rapid barrel wear, but formula changes and additives like mineral jelly improved stability and lowered burning temperatures. During WWII, Cordite RDN reduced gun flash and smoke. Though not abandoned for safety, Cordite was gradually phased out after WWII, replaced by safer, more efficient propellants with better performance and less barrel erosion. 💥🔫

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20 September 2026 08:02

The earliest known author in history is a woman.

Enheduanna, an Akkadian princess and High Priestess, composed temple hymns around 2300 BC.

Making her the first known named author.

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20 September 2026 00:13

Phosphenes are the colored flashes of light you see when you rub your eyes. They happen because your eye's cells get stimulated even without real light. 👁️✨

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17 September 2026 20:01

In Singapore, chewing gum is not generally illegal to possess or chew, but the sale and import of ordinary chewing gum are heavily restricted. Since 1992, restrictions were introduced after discarded gum caused problems on public infrastructure.
Spitting in public can result in a fine, with repeated offences carrying heavier penalties. 🇸🇬🍬

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16 September 2026 12:00

Loneliness can occur even when a person is surrounded by other people. It is generally understood as the feeling that one’s social relationships are less satisfying or meaningful than desired.

Interestingly, people experiencing loneliness may sometimes withdraw from social situations because they expect rejection or feel that others are unlikely to understand them. This can reduce opportunities for connection and reinforce the feeling of isolation. 🫂

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15 September 2026 20:51

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857–1935) was a pioneering Soviet scientist and philosopher widely considered a founding father of modern rocketry.

Despite being nearly deaf and self-educated, he published the Tsiolkovsky rocket equation in 1903, mathematically proving that multi-stage liquid-fueled rockets could escape Earth's gravity.

Driven by the belief that space exploration was humanity's ultimate destiny, he famously noted, "Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot live in a cradle forever."
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14 September 2026 12:15

Frogs use their eyeballs to help them swallow because they lack the complex mouth muscles needed to push food down their throats.

When a frog catches prey, specialized muscles pull its large eyeballs downward through openings in the skull, pressing them against the roof of the mouth. This downward sinking action acts like a plunger, forcing the food off the tongue and directly into the esophagus so the frog can digest its meal.
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12 September 2026 20:03

Dieter Krombach was a German doctor and the stepfather of Kalinka Bamberski, the 14-year-old daughter of André Bamberski.

Kalinka was found dead in Krombach’s house in Lindau on 10 July 1982.

Her father André Bamberski later had Krombach abducted and taken to France, left in front of a police station.

Krombach was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison in France.

He was released for medical reasons in 2020 and died soon after on 12 September 2020.
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12 September 2026 00:01

When you want a bouquet of flowers to last longer, know that Viagra makes flowers stand up erect.
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#FunFact #GetUp

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11 September 2026 16:02

Mild dehydration can affect mood and stress responses. In two studies, participants who lost about 0.6% of their body weight through water loss showed changes in brain activity and heart rate. They also reported higher anxiety ratings during mild dehydration.
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11 September 2026 00:01

Muslim communities experienced increased discrimination, hate crimes, Islamophobia, profiling, and surveillance after 11 September 2001. They also experienced harassment and attacks targeting mosques and Islamic centers. Post-11 September security policies raised concerns about detention, privacy, due process, and civil liberties, even until today.

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#Islamophobia #MuslimCommunities #CivilLiberties #Post911 #HumanRights

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10 September 2026 12:02

The U.S. has a lease for Guantanamo Bay and sends Cuba about $4,500 every year. Since 1953, Cuba refuses the money because they say the U.S. control is illegal and a violation of their sovereignty. In 1959, the check was cashed by mistake once.

On this U.S. naval base in Cuba, the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp opened in 2002 to hold terrorism suspects captured by the U.S. The camp has faced criticism for human rights issues and indefinite detention without trial.
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10 September 2026 00:01

The sewing machine was patented by Elias Howe on September 10, 1846 in the United States.

It used a lockstitch design that made stitching faster and more consistent for clothing production.

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08 September 2026 21:55

International Literacy Day is observed every year on September 8. UNESCO established it in 1967 to highlight the importance of literacy for individuals and societies. Literacy is not limited to reading and writing; it also includes developing the ability to understand, communicate, and use information effectively.

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08 September 2026 08:05

In 1999, The Matrix became one of the most influential science-fiction films of its era.

The film's famous "bullet time" sequences were created using a rig of multiple still cameras arranged around the actors, allowing the filmmakers to capture an action from many angles and then combine the images into a moving shot.

The technique became so closely associated with the film that "bullet time" entered popular culture as a term for the effect.

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20 September 2026 16:03

"Never Google blue waffle" is something you may have heard or even said to others.
We at Google Facts googled it anyway.. 😱

Why? Because this would lead to a picture of blue labia that is very shocking. Often said that it was an STD, and something horrible to have.

But, this is a hoax.
The only blue waffles we know about are in the first link, the hoax in the second link.

Enjoy your waffle.

[Link 1] recipe
[Link 2] hoax

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20 September 2026 04:01

The king cobra is the longest venomous snake, growing up to 13 feet (4 meters). It lives in forests in South and Southeast Asia. It has a big hood it shows when scared. Its venom is very strong and can stop nerves. It’s called “king” because it hunts and eats other snakes. The king cobra builds nests and guards its eggs until they hatch. 🐍👑

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18 September 2026 16:03

The Arctic tern makes one of the longest migrations in the animal kingdom. Each year, it travels between its breeding grounds in the Arctic and its wintering grounds near Antarctica, covering roughly 90,000 km (56,000 miles) on the round trip.

The journey takes the bird through two polar regions and across vast stretches of ocean. Arctic terns can live for around 30 years, meaning an individual may travel millions of kilometers during its lifetime.

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17 September 2026 13:14

Spain has two cities, Ceuta and Melilla, located on the North African mainland and surrounded by Moroccan territory on their landward sides.
They are Spanish territories despite being separated from mainland Spain by the Mediterranean Sea. Both have fortified border areas with Morocco, making them unusual examples of European territories located on the African continent. 🇪🇸🇲🇦

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16 September 2026 09:03

Marion Stokes, an American librarian and activist, spent more than 35 years recording television around the clock. Starting in 1977, she used multiple VCRs to capture news broadcasts, advertisements, and other programming from local, network, and cable channels.
When she died on December 14, 2012, her collection contained tens of thousands of VHS and Betamax tapes documenting events such as the Iran hostage crisis, 9/11, and Hurricane Katrina.

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15 September 2026 00:21

Ancient societies used surprisingly unusual methods to prevent pregnancy. In ancient Egypt, women were advised to place mixtures containing honey, dates, and acacia inside the vagina.

Ancient Greek and Roman texts describe other methods, including plant-based preparations and physical barriers.

Some ingredients may have had limited contraceptive effects, but many historical remedies were ineffective or potentially harmful.
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13 September 2026 04:02

"They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance."

Last words of John Sedgwick (September 13, 1813 – May 9, 1864) before being shot by the enemy.

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12 September 2026 13:40

The Streisand effect is a psychological and internet phenomenon where an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information inadvertently draws widespread attention to it, often making it go viral.

The term was coined in 2005 after entertainer Barbra Streisand sued a photographer to remove an aerial photograph of her California mansion from a public database of coastal erosion images. Before the lawsuit, the photo had only been downloaded six times; afterward, public curiosity spiked, and more than 420,000 people visited the site to see the image within a month.

Today, the effect serves as a primary warning in public relations, demonstrating how aggressive legal or digital suppression often backfires by transforming obscure data into major public interest.
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11 September 2026 18:27

🇪🇹 Ethiopian New Year

Ethiopia celebrates Enkutatash, its New Year, on September 11 in most years. Unlike the Gregorian calendar, the Ethiopian calendar has 13 months: 12 months of 30 days each, plus a short 13th month called Pagume.
September 11, 2026 marks the beginning of Ethiopian year 2019.
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11 September 2026 08:00

Tristan da Cunha, a tiny island group in the South Atlantic, is often described as the world’s most remote inhabited place. The nearest mainland is more than 2,000 km away, and there is no airport. Its roughly 200 residents depend mainly on ships for travel and supplies. 🚢🏝

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10 September 2026 16:03

Cocoa flavanols may help increase blood flow to the brain. Studies in people found increased blood flow in areas linked to thinking and memory. Some people also performed better on certain thinking tasks after consuming cocoa rich in flavanols.
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10 September 2026 08:00

Scientists have created immature human sperm from stem cells. Researchers guided the cells toward sperm development and grew them in a tiny tissue structure implanted on a mouse’s kidney. The cells were still immature and were not ready for use in human reproduction.
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09 September 2026 16:01

The anchoring effect is a cognitive bias in which people tend to rely heavily on the first number they encounter when making a judgment. For example, if a shirt is first shown at $50 and then discounted to $35, the second price may seem like a bargain because the first number becomes a mental reference point. The original $50 can influence the judgment even when it has little relevance to the shirt's actual value.
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08 September 2026 16:04

The Chios Massacre took place in 1822 during the Greek War of Independence.

Ottoman forces killed at least 25,000 people and enslaved around 45,000 Chians. Another 10,000–20,000 people fled the island.

The Ottoman Empire, which carried out the attack, was later replaced by the modern Republic of Turkey in 1923.

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07 September 2026 16:01

Hugo Hercules was an American weekly comic strip published in the Chicago Tribune, written and drawn by Wilhelm Heinrich Detlev Körner.

It ran for five months, from September 7, 1902, to January 11, 1903, totaling seventeen strips.

Despite its short run, it is considered the earliest superhero fiction comic.
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#FunFact #HugoHercules