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13 Apr 2025 08:06

The Ayam Cemani is a rare Indonesian chicken breed known for being entirely black-its feathers, skin, muscles, bones, and even internal organs.

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11 Apr 2025 21:07

For the 2014 film Interstellar, director Christopher Nolan avoided using CGI for the farm scenes by planting 500 acres of corn near Calgary, Canada.

This decision cost approximately $100,000 but added authenticity to the film. After production the remaining corn was sold, generating about $162,000 in profit.

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11 Apr 2025 08:33

Studies show that spending on experiences leads to longer-lasting happiness than buying material goods.

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10 Apr 2025 08:30

Restoring wolf populations in an area can reduce deer-vehicle collisions by about 24%. This reduction is due to the "landscape of fear" created by wolves, causing deer to avoid roads.

Wolves tend to follow linear paths, including roads, which helps keep deer away and reduce collisions.

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09 Apr 2025 16:35

The Average life span of a pet cat has risen from seven years in the early 1980s to fifteen years as of 2021.

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07 Apr 2025 21:12

In 2024, Japan set a new internet speed world record, achieving an astounding 402 terabits per second using standard optical fiber.

This speed is enoughto download 12,500 full HD movies in one second.

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06 Apr 2025 17:36

In 1977, Shakuntala Devi, known as the "human computer,"' extracted the 23rd root of a 201-digit number in 50 seconds. Her answer, 546,372,891, was later confirmed by the UNIVAC 1101 computer at the U.S. Bureau of Standards, which required a special program for this calculation.

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05 Apr 2025 16:34

In 2015, while hunting elk in Montana, Chase Dellwo encountered a grizzly bear.

He remembered an article mentioning that large animals have strong gag reflexes. Acting on this information, he shoved his arm down the bear's throat, causing it to retreat.

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04 Apr 2025 17:07

Astronauts do not consume sodas or carbonated drinks in space, because the lack of gravity to separate the liquid and gas in the stomach leads to a kind of vomiting called “wet burping.”

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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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12 Apr 2025 14:05

Studies show that cats provided with empty boxes become more interactive friendly, and comfortable with people.

Boxes offer them a secure space to snuggle, enhancing their sense of safety.

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11 Apr 2025 16:38

After discovering Jupiter's intense radiation belt, NASA needed a last-minute fix to shield the exterior cables of the Voyager deep space probes.

They sent a technician to the local supermarket bought all of the kitchen-grade aluminum foil, and wrapped it around the cables.

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10 Apr 2025 16:37

Johatsu. A quiet Japanese phenomenon where people facing divorce, debt, or failure simply vanish from their lives and start over in complete anonymity off the grid.

Some even hire "night movers," companies that help them disappear and reset their life.

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09 Apr 2025 21:08

In 2018, Elmer Alvarez, a homeless man, found a $10,000 check belonging to real estate broker Roberta Hoskie and returned it to her.

Touched by his honesty, Hoskie helped him find housing, paid his rent, and offered him a scholarship to her real estate school.

Alvarez later joined her company's Board of Directors, turning his life around through their partnership.

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09 Apr 2025 08:06

A Millionaire declared his intention to bury his Bentley for use in the afterlife, sparking widespread backlash.

He later unveiled that his announcement was a publicity stunt to promote organ donation, emphasizing, "People bury things that are much more valuable than cars and nobody seems to care."

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07 Apr 2025 10:07

Tim Sweeney, the creator of Fortnite and CE0 of Epic Games, is reported to own approximately 56,000 acres of land in North Carolina.

He has been purchasing this land since 2008 primarily for conservation purposes, aiming to protect natural areas and preserve biodiversity.

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06 Apr 2025 09:33

The Earth has a 'heartbeat every 26 seconds, characterized by rhythmic microseismic pulses originating from the ocean.

Scientists have proposed several theories, including ocean waves, volcanic activity, and sediment fractures, but the exact cause remains unknown.

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05 Apr 2025 09:06

Third Man Syndrome describes an invisible entity reported by mountaineers and adventurers in life-threatening crises, offering verbal guidance and emotional support to survivors.

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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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