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“Albert Einstein” is an anagram for “ten elite brains”
Researchers once turned a live cat into a telephone
Princeton researchers Ernest Wever and Charles Bray took out a cat’s skull and most of its brain to connect the animal to electricity. When they spoke into the cat’s ear, the sound could be heard through a phone receiver in another room. The twisted experiment paved the way for cochlear implant developments.
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Drug companies spend 24% of revenue on marketing and just 13% on research and development.
It takes about 0.2 seconds for your brain to recognize something touching your hand or foot.
There’s only one Shell gas station shaped like a shell
Eight were built in the 1930s, but the only one left is in North Carolina. One of the many weirdest roadside attractions in every state.
PEZ candy was invented to help smokers quit
In 2004, a woman tried to use a fake million-dollar bill to buy US$1,675 worth of merchandise at Wal-Mart and expected US$998,325 in change.
William McKinley was shot right after giving away his good-luck charm
You can see four states from the top of Chicago’s Willis Tower
From the top of the former Sears Tower on a clear day, you can see about 40 to 50 miles away—beyond Illinois and out to Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
There's a book called "Everything men know about a women" that is just 120 blank pages.
Windows + Alt + F1: Open the Xbox Live ESPN app
Windows + Alt + E: Open the Xbox Live eBay app
The shortest commercial flight in the world is in Scotland
Yes, it’s true! Scottish regional airline Loganair operates the shortest commercial flight in the world between the islands Westray and Papa Westray, a distance of 1.7 miles which is scheduled for 90 seconds.
There’s a reason why passports come in four colors
Here’s a weird fact that might surprise you. Have you ever wondered why there isn’t a hot pink passport? The reasoning is because most countries prefer dark shades of red, green, and blue since these dark colors look more official and if they’re dirty, it’s not as noticeable.
Jack Kerouac typed his novel "On the Road" on a 120-foot roll of paper in 3 weeks.
The letter Q doesn’t appear in any USA state name
Scotland has more than 400 words for snow
In 1949, a flock of starlings perched on the minute hand of Big Ben, slowing it by 4.5 minutes.
The world’s largest national park is located in Greenland 375,000 square miles.
A Pythagorean cup will automatically empty itself if you fill it too much.
The Eiffel Tower took exactly 2 years, 2 months, and 5 days to create
There’s an American flag on royal wedding souvenirs
When Christopher Columbus needed a place to store his loot, he went to the Banco di San Giorgio in Genoa, Italy, the world's first public modern bank.
There are 5 countries in the world that don’t have airports
Vatican City, San Marino, Monaco, Liechtenstein, and Andorra
In Japan, there's a museum of rocks that look like faces.
Yes, bleach expires after about six months
The smallest country in the world (by landmass) is Vatican City
Cats are such picky eaters because they are naturally driven to eat foods with a preferred ratio of protein to fat: 1 to 0.4.
The shortest funicular railway is Fisherman’s Walk Cliff Railway located in Bournemouth, England and Angels Flight, located in Los Angeles, advertises on its website that it’s the shortest railway in the world.