“Baader-Meinhof phenomenon” is when you learn something new then start seeing it everywhere.
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Fun Fact of the Day
From the “You can try it first” department:
Applying hemorrhoid cream to your chest and waist can make you look more muscular.
Fun Fact of the Day
Fun Fact of the Day
In 2011, a Swedish man was arrested for trying to split an atom in his kitchen. Interested in chemistry and physics as a hobby, the man kept a blog on his progress. When he thought it might be illegal, he sent a note to the Swedish radiation authority, and they sent the police to him.
The government is full of science deniers.
Fun Fact of the Day
According to a British study, more than one third of vegetarians admitted to eating meat under the influence of alcohol.
Fun Fact of the Day
More than two thousand years ago, the Babylonians were able to calculate that there were 38 possible eclipses or syzygys within a period of 223 months: that is, about 18 years. This period of 223 months is called a Saros cycle by modern astronomers, and a sequence of eclipses separated by a Saros cycle constitutes a Saros series.
Fun Fact of the Day
Fun Fact of the Day
Research has shown that the more visually creative a person is, the lower the quality of their sleep.
Fun Fact of the Day
In 1992, a crate containing some 29,000 rubber ducks, frogs, turtles and beavers fell off a cargo ship in the Pacific Ocean from the US to Hong Kong. Scientists have mapped the locations of where the toys have washed up or appeared in various places and have used the data to improve their understanding of the ocean currents.
Stephen Hawking and Venus
Nobel Prize Physicist Professor Stephen Hawking made an interesting declaration about President Trump. It appears that the only thing saving the planet is an accord that is, in reality, a wealth redistribution scheme.
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