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04 Apr 2025 09:06

Nordlingen, Germany, is buil|t inside a 15-million-year-old meteor crater.

The town has integrated parts of the meteor into its structures, including St. George's Church, which is encrusted with meteorites and microscopic diamonds.

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03 Apr 2025 08:30

Regular exercise in old age helps stop immune decline and shields people from infections.

Scientists tracked 125 long-distance cyclists some in their 80s, and found their immune systems worked like those of 20-year-olds.

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02 Apr 2025 13:20

There is a Mental psychosis known as Jerusalem syndrome, which is the phenomenon whereby a person who seems previously balanced and devoid of any signs of psychopathology becomes psychotic after arriving in Jerusalem.

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01 Apr 2025 09:20

In 1985, a Coca-Cola employee was fired for becoming engaged to someone who worked at Pepsi.

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30 Mar 2025 17:59

In Alaska, 20 hours of summer sunlight helps plants grow larger leading to the production of giant vegetables like 130-pound cabbages and 2,000-pound pumpkins.

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28 Mar 2025 08:06

In Kenya, elephant dung is being utilized to produce paper. Elephants excrete up to 50 kg of dung daily, which can yield 125 sheets of paper.

This innovative practice helps prevent deforestation and protects the remaining 7,000 elephants in Kenya by supporting elephant sanctuaries.

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27 Mar 2025 15:16

In the 1980s, people could download video games from radio broadcasts by recording the audio onto cassette tapes.

These tapes could then be played on computers to load the games.

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26 Mar 2025 09:08

Thioacetone is a chemical so stinky that, a small amount (test tube amount) causes nausea a half mile away.

A smell so bad it was described as “Fearful”.

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25 Mar 2025 07:31

A New telescope is being built in Chile, which is anticipated to deliver images with a clarity that is 16 times greater than that of the Hubble Space Telescope.

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23 Mar 2025 08:50

There is a disease called Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome (SCDS) that affects the inner ear and amplifies all internal sounds.

It gets to the point where the sound of the eyeballs moving in their sockets sounds like “sandpaper on wood.”

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22 Mar 2025 07:33

Some experts suggest that cats developed their hissing behavior by mimicking snakes.

This imitation serves as a defensive mechanism, as a snake's hiss is universally recognized as a warning sound, effectively deterring potential threats.

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21 Mar 2025 07:33

In 1930, the Indiana Bell Building Was moved 52 feet and rotated 90 degrees without disturbing the 600 working employees or cutting off utilities.

The seven-story, 22 million-pound structure was shifted 15 inches per hour over 34 days, all while remaining fully operational.

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20 Mar 2025 15:34

The Ancient Egyptians measured the flood levels of the Nile, and levied taxes according to how high water levels were.

If the water level indicated there would be a strong harvest, taxes would be higher.

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19 Mar 2025 20:33

The brain literally eats itself when it doesn't receive enough sleep.

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19 Mar 2025 07:36

In Surabaya, Indonesia, residents can pay for bus rides with plastic waste.

Five plastic bottles or ten plastic cups grant a two-hour ticket. This initiative aims to reduce plastic waste and promote public transport usage.

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03 Apr 2025 20:07

There are completely silent dance parties known as silent discos where people wear headphones.

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02 Apr 2025 19:07

Due to the way a rotting apple releases ethylene (which accelerates rotting), one bad apple really does ruin the whole bunch.

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01 Apr 2025 16:35

In 1957, the BBC aired a famous April Fools' Day hoax, showing Swiss farmers harvesting spaghetti from trees as part of a fake documentary.

Many viewers believed it and called in asking how they could grow their own spaghetti trees!

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31 Mar 2025 08:35

A man was discovered to be unknowingly missing 90% of his brain, yet he was living a normal life.

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30 Mar 2025 08:11

Wishing a joyous Eid Al-Fitr to all the Muslims celebrating around the world!

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27 Mar 2025 22:48

Vikings were the first Europeans to arrive in North America around the year 1000, nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus.

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26 Mar 2025 22:23

An Earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River (in U.S.A) to flow backwards for several hours.

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25 Mar 2025 15:35

The Miracle berry is a unique fruit that, when consumed, temporarily alters your taste perception.

Prevents your taste buds from detecting sour flavors for approximately thirty minutes. As a result, sour foods can taste surprisingly sweet.

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24 Mar 2025 14:45

The British pound is the world’s oldest currency still in use. It is around 1200 years old.

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22 Mar 2025 15:34

In the Alaskan town of Utqiagvik (formerly known as 'Barrow'), once the Sun sets on November 18, it does not rise again until January 23.

During this period of about 66 days, the Sun remains below the horizon.

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21 Mar 2025 15:37

The Most corrosive acid is Fluoroantimonic acid, with a pH of -31.3.

It is 100,000 billion billion times more potent than stomach acid.

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20 Mar 2025 20:07

The human brain doesn’t have pain receptors. Thus brain surgery is performed while people are awake.

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20 Mar 2025 07:32

Max Planck's professor advised him against studying physics saying 'almost everything is already discovered.'

Planck persisted to learn fundamentals and later originated quantum theory, winning a Nobel Prize.

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19 Mar 2025 15:33

The show Scrubs provides one of the most accurate portrayals of how a hospital operates, with all its medical cases based on real-life scenarios.

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18 Mar 2025 15:36

By 2021, around 6,000 Swedes had microchips implanted in their hands, allowing them to store data like emergency contacts, social media profiles, and e-tickets for events and rail travel.

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