Interesting facts

[SteveBrickNJ]

It costs the US Mint 3.69 cents to make a penny. Multiply that loss again and again the more pennies you calculate....therefore the penny is being fazed out. I'm gonna miss you my copper friend!

 

[SteveBrickNJ]

Koreans consider themselves age 1 when they are born and everyone gains a year on January 1st.
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Why Koreans Ask What Year You Were Born

Why age is crucial in Korea, affecting language, respect, and social relationships. What is Korean & international age?

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[MinnieM123]

It costs the US Mint 3.69 cents to make a penny. Multiply that loss again and again the more pennies you calculate....therefore the penny is being fazed out. I'm gonna miss you my copper friend!

There's still tons of pennies in circulation, so IMO, I don't think you'll even notice any less for a number of years.

 

[trr1]

8 Inventions From 2025 You'll Want To Own

Each year brings plenty of clever new inventions — here are some that can bring more ease and convenience to your life (or the lives of your loved ones).

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Poland has a forest of crooked pine trees — and no one is sure why.

Near the small town of Gryfino in northwestern Poland is a forest unlike any other. It’s not the biggest or the tallest, but it just might be the strangest. In this forest stand about 400 pine trees that have all been uniformly deformed into a shape resembling the letter “J.” These trees are...

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Some deaf people use sign language in their sleep.

Some deaf people have been known to continue signing even after they drift into sleep, through unconscious movements of the hands. The phenomenon is similar to talking in your sleep: The brain’s language and motor circuits remain active while you snooze, though they are suppressed, and during...

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[SteveBrickNJ]

Today's new INTERESTING FACT that I learned is this...

 

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Bananas are curved because they grow toward the sun.

Considering most fruits have a spherical or ovate shape, the average banana’s long, curved appearance is something of an anomaly. This unique curvature is due to a scientific concept called negative geotropism, where the stem flexes upward as the plant grows, rather than being pulled straight...

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There is wine made in Antarctica.

When you think of wine, places such as Bordeaux, Tuscany, and Napa Valley tend to come to mind first. One place you probably don’t think of is Antarctica, and yet vino is indeed made on the world’s coldest, windiest continent. Fittingly, it’s an ice wine, a dessert wine made from grapes that...

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The @ symbol was invented more than 400 years before email.

The @ symbol has been in use for centuries, since long before email made it one of the most-typed characters on Earth. The first documented use dates all the way back to a 1536 letter written by an Italian merchant, who used a looping “a” as shorthand for amphorae — a traditional unit of volume […]

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[SteveBrickNJ]

The @ symbol was invented more than 400 years before email.

The @ symbol has been in use for centuries, since long before email made it one of the most-typed characters on Earth. The first documented use dates all the way back to a 1536 letter written by an Italian merchant, who used a looping “a” as shorthand for amphorae — a traditional unit of volume […]

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This IS very interesting @trr1

 

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5 Surprising Ways Cold Affects Your Body

When your body temperature falls, a series of fascinating physical responses kicks into gear to keep you warm.

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