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Finger pressing volume button on a car steering wheel control

Using a hands-free device while driving is not significantly safer than using a handheld device, as both cause cognitive distractions that can lead to serious accidents.

Scientists in lab coats working with various chemical bottles, observed by military officials

Though there’s no proven “truth serum,” countries like Russia, India, and the USA have used psychoactive drugs in attempts to obtain truthful information.

A bishop wearing a red zucchetto and black clerical attire with red accents, shaking hands with Pope Paul VI

After Apollo 11 launched from Cape Canaveral in 1969, the bishop of Orlando joked that he was bishop of the Moon according to Canon Laws relating to newly discovered territories.

A dark forest with bright blue glows from blue ghost fireflies

The blue ghost firefly, a rare species in the Southern Appalachian forests, emits a blue glow lasting up to a minute each time.

Bright star speeding away from a glowing black hole in deep space

Hypervelocity stars are stars that are being shot out of their galaxies by supermassive black holes. They can travel as fast as 2 million miles per hour (3.22 million km/hour).

Vintage hearses and mourners in a cemetery during a funeral

Elizabeth Taylor requested that her funeral start 15 minutes late, so she could be “late to her own funeral.”

Astronaut floating above Earth with thought bubble saying 'Uh oh'

In space, burping usually causes a “wet burp,” because without gravity, gas and liquid in the stomach do not separate.

Close-up of a 12-string acoustic guitar soundhole and strings

Some guitars are designed with 12 strings, pairing each of the standard six strings with an additional string to create a richer, more resonant sound.

Black queen standing next to toppled white king on chessboard

Fairy chess pieces are non-standard pieces used in chess variants, each with unique movement rules.

Charlie, Willy Wonka, and others ride a glass elevator through space near Earth

There is a sequel to “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” called “Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.” It features space travel, Cold War politics, and aliens.

Ama diver in traditional white outfit holding wooden barrel in the sea

Japanese pearl divers, known as Ama, start at age 12-13 and work well into their 70s. The few left practicing today do so in the traditional way, without using scuba gear.

Diapers on a pink background

Diapers were so cheap in Norway in the 2010s that gangs started smuggling them to other countries for resale.

Daniel Craig dressed as a Stormtrooper, holding a blaster, from The Force Awakens

Daniel Craig initially denied playing a Stormtrooper in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” but later it was revealed that he requested the role due to his love for the franchise.

Dung beetle on a dirt ball under a star-filled night sky

Dung beetles navigate at night by using the Milky Way as a reference.

Yellow barrels with radioactive warning symbols piled against a wooden fence

The element uranium, discovered in 1789, was named after the planet Uranus, which had been discovered just eight years earlier.

Mercury shown as a cratered, gray planet against a black background

Mercury’s orbit is the most eccentric of all the planets, following an oval path that makes its distance from the Sun vary during each revolution.

Sunglasses, sunscreen, and phone on striped towel beside sun drawing in sand

People with darker skin are less likely to get melanoma but are more likely to die from it, as it’s typically detected at a later stage.

A traditional British powdered wig with tight curls resting on a wooden surface

Judges and lawyers in the U.K. still wear wigs in criminal courts as a formality, but the practice has been largely phased out in civil and family cases.

A bee collecting pollen from a white flower

Bees actually have knees, but the phrase “bee’s knees” became popular in the 1920s simply because it sounded catchy.

Tub of popcorn next to a director's clapperboard

Movie theaters make roughly 40% of their profit from concession stands. This is because ticket revenues have to be shared with the movie distributors.

Green-lit silhouette inside a glowing containment chamber, with stairs visible in the background

Mel Brooks helped produce the 1986 film “The Fly” but chose to be uncredited so that audiences would not assume it was a comedy.

Stone cross headstone featuring a QR code at the center

You can get a headstone with a QR code, known as a “Living Headstone.” These headstones link to pages that feature photos, video biographies, and comments from loved ones.

A romantic scene on the deck of a ship from the film Titanic

“Titanic” was the first movie to gross $1 billion at the box office and the first film to sell one million copies on DVD.

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.