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When Buzz Aldrin first stepped onto the Moon, his first words were “Beautiful view. Magnificent desolation.”
When Galileo first saw Saturn’s rings, he had no idea what they were. The closest word he found to describe them was “ears.”
Sphenopalatine ganglion neuralgia is the scientific term for the “brain-freeze” sensation you experience after eating ice cream.
Invented in 1923, Q-tips were initially called Baby Gays, then Q-tip Baby Gays, and finally just Q-tips. The “Q” stands for quality.
Humans were not the first living creatures in space; fruit flies earned that title when they were launched aboard a U.S. rocket in 1947 to study radiation exposure.
The boots worn by actors in “Saving Private Ryan” were made by S.M. Wholesale, the same company that supplied boots to American soldiers during WWII.
In 2000, Debbie Mathers, Eminem’s mother, released the CD “Set the Record Straight,” featuring two tracks addressing Eminem’s negative lyrics about her.
J. R. R. Tolkien started writing a sequel to The Lord of the Rings called “The New Shadow,” but abandoned it after 13 pages because he found it too depressing.
Mahmud II, who ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1808 to 1839, is believed to have had about 19 consorts and fathered at least 37 children, including 18 sons and 19 daughters.
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.
In ancient Athens, there were no professional lawyers; citizens represented themselves in court, and could not legally accept fees to plead another’s case.
There’s a giant replica of the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Basilica on the Ivory Coast, which cost $300 million and took five years to build. Nowadays, it’s only used by a few hundred people.
McDonald’s is one of the world’s largest toy distributors, selling over 1 billion toys annually through its Happy Meals.
The Hooded Pitohui of New Guinea is one of the few known poisonous birds, with toxins in its skin and feathers.
According to the International Astronomical Union, asteroid names should be short, preferably one word, and naming them after pets is discouraged.
The Buran, a Soviet space shuttle, looked almost identical to the American shuttle because it was based on designs stolen from NASA.
The world’s largest open-air music festival is the annual Donauinselfest in Vienna, Austria, which attracts about 3 million attendees over three days.
