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On the International Space Station, urine, sweat, and even breath are recycled into clean, drinkable water.
In 1998, grade school children in Aurora, Colorado, raised $35,000 to buy the freedom of child slaves in Sudan.
The group of spikes at the end of stegosaurid tails is called the “thagomizer.” They had no distinct name until the term was coined in 1982 by a cartoonist.
The first true asteroid ever discovered was 2 Pallas. Ceres, which was discovered before it, was thought to be the first asteroid until it was reclassified as a dwarf planet.
The bloodiest day in U.S. history was the Civil War Battle of Antietam. In just one day, approximately 23,000 people were killed or maimed. Neither side was victorious.
Following the release of The Beatles’ “Abbey Road,” fans repeatedly stole the license plate “LMW 281F” from the Volkswagen Beetle featured on the album cover.
The Powerpuff Girls had an episode called “Meet the Beat-Alls,” in which almost every line and plot point was based on lyrics from the Beatles.
The original “Star Wars” premiered on just 32 screens in the U.S. in 1977 to generate buzz before expanding to more theaters.
In the 1920s, the U.S. sold a radioactive “health” drink called Radithor. Its biggest fan, millionaire Eben Byers, drank about 1,400 bottles before dying from radiation-induced cancers.
Cacophobia is the excessive, irrational fear of ugliness, including ugly people, objects, or appearances.
Ketchup started as a British attempt to replicate a Chinese fermented fish sauce called “kê-tsiap” before evolving into the tomato-based condiment we know today.
The word “kimono” literally translates to “a thing to wear” in Japanese. It is composed of the kanji characters 着 (ki), which means “to wear,” and 物 (mono), which means “thing.”
In 1996, researchers found a young orca with severe spine and fin injuries. Unable to hunt, the calf, called Stumpy, was cared for by up to five different orca pods.
Thomas Edison invented an electric pen in 1876, which was later adapted to become the first electric tattoo machine in 1891.
Mars’ soil is surprisingly nutrient-rich and would be pretty suited to growing vegetables like beans, turnips, or asparagus. Unfortunately, it’s also extremely salty and contains toxins.
Discovered in 2017, ‘Oumuamua was the first confirmed interstellar object ever observed passing through the Solar System.
Hurricane names are chosen in advance and reused every six years, but if a storm is particularly severe, its name is removed from the list permanently.
