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6 Road Signs From Around the World You Won’t See in the U.S.​

6 Road Signs From Around the World You Won't See in the U.S.

These six road signs might make you do a double-take if you drive past one on a trip abroad — but try to keep your eyes on the road!

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6 Road Signs From Around the World You Won't See in the U.S.

When you’re driving in a new country, the road is going to feel a little different. Maybe you find yourself driving on the left side of the street when you’re used to the right. There could be a new speed limit to adjust to. In extreme circumstances, you could find yourself on more perilous...

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People used to say “prunes” instead of “cheese” while taking a photo.​

People used to say “prunes” instead of “cheese” while taking a photo.

Photographers have relied on the magic of cheese for decades — just mentioning the word is enough to turn up the corners of our mouths into a picture-perfect grin. But the earliest photographers utilized a different food to help purse their subjects’ puckers: prunes. According to Christina...

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Did You Know? People used to say “prunes” instead of “cheese” while taking a photo

Photographers have relied on the magic of cheese for decades — just mentioning the word is enough to turn up the corners of our mouths into a picture-perfect grin. But the earliest photographers ut…

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Say 'Prunes', Not 'Cheese': The History of Smiling in Photographs

"Say cheese." It's an expression that has become so much a part of our culture that everyone understands it to simply mean, "Smile," rather than a command

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In 1900, about a third of vehicles were electric.​

In 1900, about a third of vehicles were electric.

For centuries, getting around by horse and cart was the standard mode of transportation. By the 1800s, however, these hay-powered haulers were causing problems on busy city streets. As more people moved into cities, the number of horses dramatically increased, and with so many equines on the...

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In Peru, the Mennonites are clearing out portions of the amazon and settling there.
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The Mennonites Making the Amazon Their Home

WANDERLAND, Peru — After weeks of living in jungle tents, the handful of Mennonite families trying to make a new home deep in the Peruvian Amazon began to despair. Wasps attacked as they tried to clear forest. Heavy rains turned the road to their camp to mud. Running low on supplies, some wanted...

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There are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way.​

There are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way.

Astronomer Carl Sagan wrote in his 1980 book Cosmos that there were more stars in the universe than grains of sand on beaches on Earth — a statement that’s both wondrous and impossible to prove. But some scientists pondering similar ideas believe that there may be more trees on Earth than stars...

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One Good Fact about Tree Population

Which is more: trees on Earth or stars in our galaxy? A fascinating nugget of information, new every day.

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6 Fascinating Facts About Bette Davis​

6 Fascinating Facts About Bette Davis

This beloved icon, with instantly recognizable heavy-lidded eyes, had a career that spanned almost 60 years. Here are six facts about the memorable Bette Davis.

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Fast Facts - BETTE DAVIS

FAST FACTS Birth Name: Ruth Elizabeth DavisNickname: The Fifth Warner Brother, Fred, The First Lady of American Screen Birth Date: April 5, 1908Birth Place: Lowell, MassachusettsDeath Date: October 6, 1989Death Place: American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine, FranceBurial Location: Forest Lawn...

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8 Astounding Facts About Bette Davis

Bette Davis was a true icon of the silver screen. With her unparalleled talent and captivating performances, she became one of the greatest actresses of all tim

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8 Delicious Facts About Sandwiches​

8 Delicious Facts About Sandwiches

A sandwich may be one of the most humble foods known to humankind, but it's also one of few foods that span cultures and time. Here are eight facts you may not know about the concoctions we create with two slices of bread.

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8 Unique Facts About Sandwiches You Probably Didn't Know About

If you love sandwiches, here are some interesting facts you hould know about!

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Glasgow, Montana, is the most isolated town in the contiguous U.S.​

Glasgow, Montana, is the most isolated town in the contiguous U.S.

The American West is known for its wide open spaces, but nowhere is quite as wide open as the area around Glasgow, Montana. Crunching some numbers back in 2018 in an effort to definitively define “the middle of nowhere,” The Washington Post found that a whopping 98% of Americans in the...

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Glasgow, Montana Is America's Most Isolated Town

In this week's Maphead, Ken Jennings explores the prairie town, which is nearly 5 hours away from any city.

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Most Remote Town In The U.S.: Why This Surprising State Is The Most Isolated

Don't worry; the most remote town in the most isolated state has a lot to offer, you won't get bored!

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6 Facts About Presidential Salaries and How They’ve Changed​

6 Facts About Presidential Salaries and How They’ve Changed

Although they’re called public servants, presidents don’t take on the job for free. Here are six facts about presidential salaries and how they’ve changed over time, from the first president to receive a raise to the one who donated his entire salary to charity.

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Presidential salaries, from George Washington to Joe Biden

Here's how much all 46 U.S. presidents have made in office -- not including any outside sources of income they may have had.

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8 Amazing Facts About Electricity​

8 Amazing Facts About Electricity

The modern world runs on electricity. These eight facts explore the history of electricity, how it's integrated into our everyday lives, and what the future of this vital resource holds.

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Did you know these ten interesting facts about electricity?

Take a look at our top ten facts about electricity, from its first discovery in 600BC to how enormously fast it can travel!

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12 Interesting Facts about Electricity

We don’t often think about electricity, but there are some shocking facts about electricity. We’ve all learned how dragging our socks across the carpet and

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6 Interesting Facts About Oysters​

6 Interesting Facts About Oysters

Do all oysters make pearls? Have they always been a delicacy? What can you do with the shells? Pry open these six interesting facts about some of the world’s most divisive shellfish.

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Oyster Facts

Learn more about oysters including what affects their flavor, the vitamins & nutrients in them & more from The Original Oyster House.

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200 phenomenal facts about Oysters you should know about

We bet you love these salty mollusks if you are here and reading this. Oysters are one of my favorite delicacies out of many people who simply cannot stand them. The slimy texture and unique taste of the ocean are not for all. But those who love to shuck and slurp them can hardly imagine […]

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Officials probe death of Wells Fargo employee found in her cubicle 4 days after last scanning into work

A 60-year-old Arizona Wells Fargo employee scanned into her office on a Friday on what appeared to be an ordinary workday.

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Jeep owners spread kindness by exchanging rubber ducks.​

Jeep owners spread kindness by exchanging rubber ducks.

If you saw a Jeep with a rubber duck on its dashboard, you probably wouldn’t think anything of it — until you saw several other Jeeps with ducks on their dashboards, too. This quirky, quacky tradition, known as “Jeep ducking” or “Duck Duck Jeep,” started with one friendly Jeep owner placing a...

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The world’s hardest cheese can be chewed like gum for hours.​

The world's hardest cheese can be chewed like gum for hours.

It’s frustrating when you buy a block of cheese at the supermarket and it grows mold before you can enjoy the whole thing. But that’s rarely an issue with chhurpi, the world’s hardest cheese that can last for up to 20 years. Chhurpi originated in the Eastern Himalayas region of Nepal and China...

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Chhurpi: The world's hardest cheese?

Created thousands of years ago in the remote reaches of the Himalayas, chhurpi can be eaten for up to 20 years.

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5 Surprising Facts About the Hollywood Sign​

5 Surprising Facts About the Hollywood Sign

For nearly a century, the Hollywood sign has been an emblem of the film industry. A symbol that looms this large over a town is bound to break a few expectations, so here are five things you probably didn’t know about one of California’s most famous landmarks.

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5 Surprising Facts About the Hollywood Sign - Classic Experiences

For many people, one of the first things they imagine when they hear the word “Hollywood” is the 45-foot sign that symbolizes the glamor and grandeur of the entertainment industry. As it sits nestled in the Hollywood Hills and makes appearances in a number of films and shows, it’s no surprise...

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20 Fun Facts About the Hollywood Sign | Signs.com Blog

No matter what comes to mind, the Hollywood sign stands sentinel over all of it, an icon that stands for the glamour, optimism and grandeur that has defined Hollywood since its creation. Just for fun, here are 20 facts you might not know about the Hollywood sign.

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5 Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement​

5 Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement

These civil rights influencers never got proper credit for helping to change the course of history.

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Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement

Along with legendary champions, these people sacrificed during the era of change

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Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement: A Pregnant Teen, Two Gay Men, and a Gender-nonconforming Woman

Cooley Law School Professor Joseline Hardrick dives into the modern Civil Rights Movement and shares many of its unsung heroes.

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Six Women Who Helped Lead the Civil Rights Movement | HISTORY

Though their stories are sometimes overlooked, these women were instrumental in the fight for equal rights for African‑Americans.

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Time moves faster at higher altitudes.​

Time moves faster at higher altitudes.

Time seems like a simple enough concept — 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, and so on. That is, except for a little something called “gravitational time dilation.” First explored in Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, the idea is almost confusingly simple — the farther...

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Time is "elastic": Why time passes faster atop a mountain than at sea level

The idea of 'absolute time' is an illusion. Physics and subjective experience reveal why.

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The Higher You Are, the Faster You Age

Scientists measured a time dilation only 90 billionths of a second long.

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How to add 90billionths of a second to your life . . . live in the basement: Scientists prove time really does pass quicker at a higher altitude

In a bizarre experiment using the most accurate atomic clocks ever invented, researchers showed that clocks run faster if they are raised by just 12 inches.

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7 Fascinating Facts About Gardening​

7 Fascinating Facts About Gardening

What’s living in your soil? Are you eating a rose right now? Did you neglect your lawn and accidentally grow a vegetable garden? These facts about gardening cover a lot of ground.

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7 Obscure Gardening Facts You Probably Didn't Know

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6 Facts About “Cinderella”​

6 Facts About "Cinderella"

Most versions of the fairy tale follow the same pattern: A girl yearning for a better life makes a magical friend and gets a boost into better circumstances thanks to a shoe. But not every detail of the servant-turned-queen’s background is predictable.

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10 fascinating facts about 'Cinderella'

Some tidbits and talking points about Cinderella old and new: 1. Shake it up, shake it up — No fairy godmother exists in the Brothers Grimm story. Two white pigeons come to Cinderella's aid, and s…

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8 Interesting Facts You Didn’t Know About Disney’s Cinderella | Phactual Magazine

Since its release, the life action version of Disney’s Cinderella is doing incredibly well at the box-office. But here are a few things you might not have

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Goldfish crackers are shaped like fish because the inventor’s wife was a Pisces.​

Goldfish crackers are shaped like fish because the inventor’s wife was a Pisces.

Some snacks are known for their distinctive shapes: Think of Pringles’ classic curve or Ruffles’ ridges. The same goes for Goldfish crackers, which were originally designed as a birthday gift for the creator’s wife, whose astrological sign, Pisces, is symbolically represented by two swimming...

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Why are goldfish crackers shaped like fish?

The inventor’s wife was a PiscesSome snacks are known for their distinctive shapes: Think of Pringles’ classic curve or Ruffles’ ridges. The same goes for Goldfish crackers, which were originally designed as a birthday gift for the creator’s wife, whose astrological sign, Pisces, is symbolically...

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6 things you didn’t know about “The Snack That Smiles Back” - Campbell Soup Company

In 1962, Pepperidge Farm founder, Margaret Rudkin, launched Goldfish crackers in the United States, and they’ve been filling the hearts and bellies of kids and adults ever since. Here are 6 things you didn’t know about Goldfish crackers: 1.) While on vacation in Europe, Margaret visited a Swiss...

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