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James Webb Space Telescope orbiting above Earth with its golden hexagonal mirror

The James Webb Space Telescope was the first telescope to detect carbon dioxide in an exoplanet’s atmosphere.

Close-up of bronze third-place medal with red, white, and blue ribbon

Bronze Olympic medalists are statistically happier with their placement than silver medalists.

Colorful assortment of buttons in various sizes on a textured surface

Koumpounophobia, the irrational fear of buttons, was reportedly something Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had, which is why he favored black turtlenecks rather than button-down shirts.

Labeled planets including Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, and Neptune against a starry background

Uranus is the third-largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter and Saturn.

Watermelon slices with Oklahoma state outline filled with U.S. flag pattern

In 2007, Oklahoma declared the watermelon its state vegetable. Lawmakers tried to reverse the decision in 2015, but the effort failed, and the fruit remains the state vegetable.

Street sign reading "Second St." embedded in a brick sidewalk

The most common street name in the United States is Second Street.

Fluffy tabby cat staring with disinterest at a pot of catnip on a window sill

Roughly 33% of cats are not affected by catnip. The euphoric reaction commonly associated with catnip is hereditary.

Portrait of Alfred the Great wearing a crown and fur-trimmed robe

The name Alfred means “elf counsel” in Old English, combining “ælf” (elf) and “ræd” (counsel). One of the earliest famous Alfreds was Alfred the Great.

Historic storefront of Marufuku Nintendo Card Co. with a bicycle parked outside

Japanese video game giant Nintendo was founded in 1889 in Kyoto as a company that sold playing cards called Hanafuda.

Man aiming a drawn bow and arrow outdoors in sunlight

In 2022, the world record for the longest accurate archery shot was set at 333 meters (1,093 feet) by Tyler Toney on the set of “Dude Perfect.”

Colorful storefront signs in Chinese and English along a bustling street in New York City's Chinatown

New York City, home to more than 628,000 Chinese residents, has the largest Chinese population of any city outside of Asia.

Close-up of a woman’s blue-green eyes partially covered by a dark green scarf

According to a 2015 study by Italian psychologist Giovanni Caputo, staring into someone’s eyes for ten minutes straight may cause dissociation and hallucinations.

A macaque monkey holds a coconut in its hands in a forest setting

In Thailand, coconut farmers utilize trained macaque monkeys, which can harvest up to 1,600 coconuts a day, compared to 80 to 200 coconuts picked by human workers.

Young child in a toy astronaut suit with helmet and Captain Space badge

Astronauts wear special “space diapers” called Maximum Absorbency Garments during takeoff, landing, and spacewalks in case they can’t get to a toilet.

Rows of banana plants with broad green leaves in a sunny field

Despite their appearance, banana trees aren’t trees. They are actually the largest herb species in the world and are distantly related to ginger.

Presidential car with American flags on the front, black in color, parked on a cobblestone surface

The only window that opens on the presidential car is the driver’s window. The car has no keyholes, and only the Secret Service knows how to open the doors.

Young Venetia Burney in a light-colored dress, looking to the side

Pluto was named by eleven-year-old Venetia Burney from England, who suggested the name after the Roman god of the underworld.

Saturn, with its prominent rings, floats in space above a brightly lit Earth

Saturn is slowly losing its rings to the planet’s gravity.

John Glenn in an orange NASA spacesuit holding a helmet, with an American flag and space shuttle in the background

In 1998, John Glenn became the oldest person to orbit Earth at age 77. He had first made history in 1962 as the first American to orbit the planet.

Stream with rocks creating flowing water and small vortices

Rocks in streams and rivers create vortices that can allow a dead fish to “swim” upstream.

Subaru logo with six silver stars and bold text on a colorful background

The Subaru car company’s name and logo are based on the Pleiades star cluster, which is called Subaru in Japanese.

Sunlight reflecting on the surface of clear blue water

Astronomers discovered a giant water reservoir floating in space that is equivalent to 140 trillion times all the water in the world’s oceans. And it’s only 12 billion light-years away!

White coarse kosher salt in a teal, scallop-shaped dish

Kosher salt has larger, coarser crystals and usually lacks iodine and anti-caking agents, unlike table salt, which is finely ground, often iodized, and includes anti-caking agents.

Hazy orange landscape of Titan with Saturn visible in the sky

In about 5 to 6 billion years, the Sun may emit enough heat for simple forms of life to evolve on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan.