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Rats bop their heads in time to music.​

Rats bop their heads in time to music.

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Rats can bop their heads to the beat

Rats’ rhythmic response to human music doesn’t mean they like to dance, but it may shed light on how brains evolved to perceive rhythm.

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I just remembered another semi-doppelganger. I always have looked in the obits., not to be morbid but mostly to see if any friends of my parents had passed (now it's much more personal). Anyway, I was perusing the page I saw what I immediately identified as a picture of myself. It wasn't, of course, but nothing will curdle the milk in your cereal quicker than seeing something like that. Upon closer examination I saw a lot of differences and it turned out to just be someone that kinda resembled me. Whew! For a moment there I thought something had happened and no one bothered to tell me.

 

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Phil the groundhog is accurate less than half of the time.​

Phil the groundhog is accurate less than half of the time.

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How Accurate Are Punxsutawney Phil's Groundhog Day Forecasts?

Turns out, not very.

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The first person in history whose name we know may have been an accountant.​

The first person in history whose name we know may have been an accountant.

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Who is the First Person in History Whose Name We Know?

Signs of human individuality first began to appear over 30,000 years ago, when artists began to leave their ‘signatures’ in the forms of handprints on cave walls. But we cannot name these artists. Nor can we name the hunters they depict or the people who lead them. The late fourth millennium BC...

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In Korea, babies are considered 1 year old at birth.​

In Korea, babies are considered 1 year old at birth.

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The average cumulus cloud weighs 1.1 million pounds.​

The average cumulus cloud weighs 1.1 million pounds.

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How Much Does a Cloud Weigh? | U.S. Geological Survey

I don't know anyone who is afraid to walk underneath a cumulus cloud because they are afraid it might fall on them. We don't think of clouds even having weight because they are floating. But, clouds are made up of a physical substance, water, and water is quite heavy, so clouds must have weight...

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Water is indeed heavy, but clouds are mist. It may still weigh the same thing when condensed (rain) but dispersed in a cloud the mist is supported by the pressure of our lower atmosphere and until it can join forces with other water particles the air pressure holds it up above us with no harm. Very nice of those clouds to do that.

EDIT: Sorry, I posted this before I read that article. I guess it didn't hurt to repeat it.

 

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"Q" is the only letter that doesn't appear in a U.S. state name.​

"Q" is the only letter that doesn't appear in a U.S. state name.

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What Letter is Not in Any State Name? (+Fun Facts) - What States

While Q is the only letter that is not in any state name, there’s more to know! Learn fun facts about which letters are most & least common …

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I think that B is only in twice... Alabama and Nebraska
and F is twice... California and Florida Never were there two more opposite states. Ironically they both contain a major Disney Park as well.

 

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About 75% of the Earth's volcanoes are located on the Pacific Ocean's “Ring of Fire.”​

About 75% of the Earth's volcanoes are located on the Pacific Ocean's “Ring of Fire.”

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Plate Tectonics and the Ring of Fire | National Geographic Society

The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.

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The iconic tumbleweed of the West is not native to North America.​

The iconic tumbleweed of the West is not native to North America.

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One Good Fact about Tumbleweeds

What iconic American plant isn’t from America? A fascinating nugget of information, new every day.

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Tumbleweed (not native) | Nature Collective

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Some historians consider Cracker Jack America’s first junk food.​

Some historians consider Cracker Jack America’s first junk food.

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Cracker Jack - Wikipedia

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The ancient Romans thought eating butter was barbaric.​

The ancient Romans thought eating butter was barbaric.

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https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/02/24/515422661/spread-the-word-butter-has-an-epic-backstory#:~:text=As%20butter%20spread%2C%20it%20took,the%20marauding%20army%20from%20Gaul.

 

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Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first President to travel by plane for official business.​

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first President to travel by plane for official business.

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https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-becomes-first-president-to-travel-by-airplane-on-u-s-official-business#:~:text=On%20January%2014%2C%201943%2C%20Franklin,at%20Casablanca%20in%20North%20Africa.

 

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Some animals can pause their pregnancies.​

Some animals can pause their pregnancies.

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Some Animals Can Literally Pause Their Pregnancies. Here's Why

Putting your pregnancy on pause until the time is right to give birth sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel, but for many mammals what's known as "embryonic diapause" is an essential part of raising their young.

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America's first theme park was focused on Santa Claus.​

America's first theme park was focused on Santa Claus.

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The Early History of Theme Parks in the United States

Theme parks have provided entertainment for people for well over a century now. Here are the humble beginnings of what we know as theme parks today.

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There was an old one that I went to as a kid. (that was a long freaking time ago) I think it still exists as the town of North Pole, NY. I remember it and I know I couldn't have been anymore the 3 years old. It was called Santa's Village. I do remember snippets of it. My brain is telling me that there were "real" reindeer there and a big red sled that Santa used to bring presents. (Oh and a very cold actual physical North Pole).

 

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There was an old one that I went to as a kid. (that was a freaking long time ago) I think it still exists as the town of North Pole, NY. I remember it and I know I couldn't have been anymore the 3 years old. It was called Santa's Village. I do remember snippets of it. My brain is telling me that there were "real" reindeer there and a big red sled that Santa used to bring presents. (Oh and a very cold actual physical North Pole).

There's a Santa's Village in Jefferson, NH. My parents took us there when we were kids. The park has been there forever -- opened back in 1953, and is still operating now. (Closed for the season, but reopens in the spring.)

 

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There's a Santa's Village in Jefferson, NH. My parents took us there when we were kids. The park has been there forever -- opened back in 1953, and is still operating now. (Closed for the season, but reopens in the spring.)

Yes, I took my kids to that one a couple times, but at that point I was living in Vermont. When I was a kid, I lived in upper, upper New York State not very far from the alleged North Pole. To New Yorkers, at that time, Vermont and New Hampshire were like foreign countries filled with backward farmers, we thought. We were all the northern equivalent of Red Necks (Blue Frost Necks, I think) I have many members of my extended family that never left the 20 mile radius of their home. I was the first to Graduate from College and only the third to graduate from high school. Not a wide range of educated thought in the group or area for that matter.

 

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The first ball drops were designed for ship captains, not New Year’s Eve.​

The first ball drops were designed for ship captains, not New Year’s Eve.

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The History of the Technology Behind the New Year’s Ball Drop

The Times Square Ball Drop is one of the most well-known New Year's Eve traditions. Learn more about the history behind its technology!

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