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Did you know that due to its increasing usage, the word “turducken” was officially added to the dictionary in 2014?
Did you know that due to its increasing usage, the word “turducken” was officially added to the dictionary in 2014?
In August 2013, Amazon services went offline for about 40 minutes. It's estimated this cost the company $4.8 million in losses.
The thickest tree in the world has a circumference of 137.8 feet (42 m). It takes 105 men, shoulder-to-shoulder, to surround it.
Did you know that 95% of the world's opals are mined in Australian opal fields?
The U.S. remains one of only three countries still using the Imperial measurement system, along with Liberia and Myanmar.
Usually thought of as blue, sapphires come in many colors. These differently-colored sapphires are known as "fancy sapphires."
The world’s tallest freestanding sandcastle was built in Germany in 2019. At 58 feet tall, it stood about four stories high!
The gemstone peridot can be found in meteorites! This variety differs from the kind found on Earth as it contains no nickel.