The Information World
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On a clear night, a human can see a candle burning as far as 30 miles away.
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Cockroaches can live for 30 days after their head has been cut off.
While it is more average for a cockroach to only live headless for 9 days or so, they can live for extremely long amounts of time. Cockroaches breathe through spiracles, which deliver air to each cell of the body through a set of tubes called tracheae. The brain does not control the breathing through the […]
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20 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube every minute.
YouTube has become more popular from the past few years. The uploading rate is so intense that in every minute, almost 20 hours of video is uploaded
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A strawberry is not an actual berry, but a banana is.
By technical definition, a berry is a fleshy fruit produced from a single seed. The strawberry, however has its dry, yellow “seeds” on the outside (each of which is actually considered a separate fruit). True berries, such as blueberries and cranberries have seeds inside. However, the banana fruit is a berry for the same reason […]
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The war between England and Zanzibar in 1896, the shortest war in history which lasted only 38 minutes.
The war between England and Zanzibar in 1896, the shortest war in history which lasted only 38 minutes.
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The world record for time without sleep is 264 hours.
Randy Gardner was only seventeen years old when he broke the world record for sleepless hours. The record attempt was part of a sleep deprivation study conducted by Dr. William C. Dement. The 264 hour record hasn’t been broken since it was set in 1964.
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-40 degrees Fahrenheit equals to -40 degrees Celsius
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James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher.” is grammatically correct
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A tiger’s tongue is so rough that it can lick the paint off of a building.
The tiger’s tongue is covered with numerous small, sharp, rear-facing projections called papillae. These papillae gives the tongue is rough, rasping texture and is designed to help strip feathers, fur and meat from prey. Also, all tigers have a unique set of stripes, like fingerprints.
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Very Interesting, funny and amazing
In Detroit, in 1937, a baby fell from the 4th floor of a building, falling on a man who was passing below. One year later exactly the same thing happened – another baby, another 4th floor window, same man.Street Sweeper Joseph Figlock was furbishing up an alley when a baby plopped down from a fourth-story […]
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