Macklemore and his hit “Thrift Shop” was the first time since 1994 that a song reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label.
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The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million.
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Mentally doing a task makes you better at it. Your mind can barely tell the difference.
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The longest Monopoly game in history lasted 70 straight days.
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Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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Extremely high pressured water can easily cut through a steel beam.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.
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An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.
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