In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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Over its lifetime, the average microwave requires more energy to display a digital clock than to heat food.
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The town of Villa Las Estrellas in Antarctica is the most remote town on Earth, and there's only three computers with internet access!
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On average, every dollar bill you touch has over 3,000 different types of bacteria.
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According to the FDA, it's safe to eat the stickers that are found on fruit; they're actually made out of "edible paper" and the glue is food grade.
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It takes at least eight bees all their life to make one single teaspoonful of honey.
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When you kiss someone for the first time, you get a spike in the neurotransmitter dopamine, making you crave more.
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Most streets in Japan do not have names.
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