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Fact: Peanuts aren’t technically nuts They’re legumes. According to Merriam-Webster, a nut is only a nut if it’s “a hard-shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior…

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Fact: The Windy City nickname has nothing to do with Chicago’s weather If you live in Chicago, you might already know this random fact, but we’re betting most other people don’t. Chicago’s…

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Fact: Samsung tests phone durability with a butt-shaped robot People stash their phones in their back pockets all the time, which is why Samsung created a robot shaped like a butt…

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Fact: A cow-bison hybrid is called a beefalo You can even buy its meat in at least 21 states.

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Fact: Johnny Appleseed’s fruits weren’t for eating Yes, there was a real John Chapman who planted thousands of apple trees on U.S. soil. But the apples on those trees were much…

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Fact: The first time the word “period” was used on TV in reference to menstruation was 1985 It came via a line in a Tampax commercial: “Feeling cleaner is more comfortable.…

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Fact: Professional athletes used to perform in vaudeville during the off-season Before today’s big-league salaries, professional baseball and football players often had to take on jobs during the off-season, The Atlantic reports. Some…

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Fact: Lemons float, but limes sink Because limes are denser than lemons, they drop to the bottom of a glass, while lemons float at the top. Out of all these random…

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Fact: Japan has one vending machine for every 40 people Japan is thought to have one of the highest densities of vending machines in the world, with one for every 40…

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Fact: The first person processed at Ellis Island was a 15-year-old girl from Ireland On January 1, 1892, Annie Moore was the first passenger to disembark at Ellis Island on its…

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Fact: People once ate arsenic to improve their skin You’ve probably heard about how a lot of the Victorians’ favorite cosmetics were riddled with arsenic, but it gets worse. There were…

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Fact: The brand name Spam is a combination of “spice” and “ham” This is one of those interesting facts you probably thought you knew but actually didn’t. Contrary to American mythology, Spam is…

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Fact: Wally Amos is responsible for making more than just cookies famous You may be familiar with Wally “Famous” Amos, thanks to his packaged chocolate chip cookies. But before he worked…

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Fact: German chocolate cake was invented in Texas The “German” part of German chocolate cake comes from an American man—not a European country. Specifically, it’s named after Sam German, who in…

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Fact: Cleveland was once the country’s fifth-largest city Data from the 1920 U.S. census indicates that Cleveland, Ohio, was one of the most heavily populated cities in the country, behind only…

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Fact: The Golden Girls was supposed to have a different theme song That’s right: Instead of Andrew Gold’s iconic “Thank You for Being a Friend,” the show’s producers wanted to use Bette Midler’s…

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Fact: A one-way trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway involves crossing 3,901 bridges Not only is the Trans-Siberian Railway the longest railroad in Russia, but it’s also the longest one in the world. The…

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Marla Gibbs continued to work as a flight attendant for two years after being cast on a hit TV show Prior to taking her place on the stoop of 227, Marla Gibbs…

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The cornea is one of only two parts of the human body without blood vessels The cornea is the clear part of the eye that covers the pupil and other parts…

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@nader.lens presenting Momoka at Lisbon Pragma

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FACT: Africa is present in sections in all four hemispheres. The size of the African continent may come as a surprise to those whose education has been mostly centered on the…

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FACT: For snow Scotland has 421 words Some examples of them would be skelf, sneesl, spitters, feefle, flindrikin and many more.

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FACT: Oranges weren’t always orange In Southeast Asia, oranges were originally the color of green and they were tangerine-pomelo hybrids. In fact, oranges in warmer countries like Vietnam and Thailand continue…

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FACT: To travel the entire Mississippi River a drop of water takes 90 days The Mississippi River is the third-largest watershed in the world, spanning 2,340 miles. That body of water…

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FACT: 7,641 islands make up the Philippines A group of islands, specially 7,641 islands, make up the archipelago that is the Philippines. Many sandbars and other landforms that appear at low…

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FACT: Argentina produced the first animated feature film ever Even if you are well-versed in Disney history, you might suppose that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, a 1937 Walt Disney…

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