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Fascinating facts about physics, biology, space, geology, and the natural world.
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The Life Expectancy of Reinforced Concrete is About 50 to 100 Years.
October 2, 2022
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The Big Bang was Not Actually an Explosion that Happened in the Center of the Universe. In Fact, There is No Such Thing as the Center of the Universe. The Big Bang Happened and Has Been Happening Everywhere All at Once.
October 1, 2022
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John Aaron Saved the Apollo 12 Mission. He was the Engineer in the Control Room of NASA that Prevented the Astronauts of Apollo 12 from Aborting the Mission Seconds After Launching.
October 1, 2022
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If All the Spores of a Single Giant Puffball Mushroom Had a 100% Germination Success, Followed by the Same for Its Offspring, the Resulting Mass of Fungi Would Amount to 800 Times the Volume of Earth.
October 1, 2022
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A Plant Hopper, Issus coleoptratus, is the First Species Found to Have Functional Biological Gears.
September 28, 2022
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Mercury Sometimes Has a Double Sunrise Due to its Slow Rotation Around its Own Axis and its Uneven Orbital Path Around the Sun.
September 27, 2022
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Pete Conrad’s First Words on the Moon were, “Whoopie! Man, That May Have Been a Small One for Neil, but That’s a Long One for Me.” He Won the $500 Bet with an Italian Reporter but Never Got the Money.
September 21, 2022
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Alaska was Hit by the 4th Largest Megatsunami on Earth in 2015.
September 20, 2022
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According to Quantum Physicist Niels Bohr, The Person who Draws First in a Gun Dual Loses. This is Termed as the Gunslinger Effect.
September 19, 2022
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According to Research, People Who Have Dark Humor Also Have Higher IQs and Are Less Aggressive.
September 19, 2022
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Marie Curie Kept Vials of Radium in Her Pocket and on Her Nightstand Because She Liked How They Glowed.
September 12, 2022
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Marie Curie is Buried in a Lead-Lined Coffin. Her Body and Notes are Highly Radioactive because She Worked with Radium.
September 10, 2022
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Mary Anning and her Brother Discovered the First Ichthyosaur Fossil When She was Only 12 Years Old. She Eventually Discovered Many More Fossils that Revolutionalized the Field of Paleontology. Unfortunately, She Did Not Get Full Credit for Her Discoveries Because She was a Woman.
September 6, 2022
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Early Scientists Did Not Know Where Babies Came From. They were Only able to Figure it Out By 1875.
September 5, 2022
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The Chicxulub Crater is the Result of an Asteroid Impact That Caused the Dinosaur Extinction. The Event Set 70% of the World’s Forests on Fire and Caused Tsunamis That Rose to a Height of 300 Feet.
August 26, 2022
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A Bonsai Tree is not a Species of Tree. It is a Method of Growing Trees that Aims to Create a Miniature Version of a Fully Mature Tree.
August 25, 2022
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The Karman Line is the Border Separating the Earth’s Atmosphere from Space. It is Defined as Being 100km Above Sea Level and is Regarded as the Starting Point of Outer Space
August 24, 2022
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Danish Physicist Lene Hau was Able to Slow Down the Speed of Light to 38 mph and was Eventually Able to Manipulate it
August 14, 2022
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A Harvard Study Conducted in 1982 Confirmed that Tibetan Monks Can Increase Their Body Temperature Using their Minds
August 10, 2022
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There is a Specific Gene That Can Control How Long You Sleep
August 10, 2022
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