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Hand in a white glove holding a modern tattoo machine over a small ink cap

Thomas Edison invented an electric pen in 1876, which was later adapted to become the first electric tattoo machine in 1891.

Bumblebee in flight near a yellow flower with pollen on its legs

When bumblebees flap their wings, they generate a positive charge, which transfers to the flowers they land on. This tells other bees not to visit the flower.

Surgeons in scrubs and masks performing a delicate hand procedure

For some extreme hand injuries, surgeons tuck the damaged hand into the abdomen to keep the tissue alive, promote healing, and sometimes avoid amputation.

Watering can pouring water onto a brain growing from a flowerpot

Around 75% of the human brain is made up of water.

Blue-gloved hand dropping a pill onto an open palm, with a jar of pills in the background

The placebo effect has been found to work even if people know they’re taking a placebo.

Shakira performing on stage

Shakira was turned down by her school choir in second grade, with her teacher criticizing her strong vibrato as sounding “like a goat.”

Squirrel holding a large peanut while standing on grass

The sport of squirrel fishing involves participants trying to catch squirrels and lift them into the air by using a fishing pole with a nut as bait.

Space shuttle launching with bright flames and smoke below

Earth’s escape velocity, or the speed required by a spacecraft to break free of Earth’s gravity, is 6.96 miles (11.2 km) per second.

Sunlight beams shining through scattered clouds in a blue sky

It is illegal to modify the weather in Utah without a license and permit.

Close-up of Christmas trees covered in artificial snow

In the 1930s, artificial snow for decorations and movies was often made from pure asbestos.

Tree dividing a night sky with moon and stars from a sunny daytime sky

Without the Moon, Earth’s rotation would be much faster, and a single day could last only about eight hours, since the Moon’s tidal pull gradually slows the planet over time.

Silhouette of a guitarist in front of Venus with snowflakes falling

The clouds on Venus are made up of vaporized heavy metal compounds, so when it snows, it snows heavy metal.

Pluto and its moon Charon with other Kuiper Belt objects in space

Pluto lost its planet status because it shares its orbit with similar-sized objects in the Kuiper Belt, not because of its small size.

NASCAR pit crews in action as cars line up during a race pit stop

Being a NASCAR pit crew member is so physically demanding that athletes are hired and trained as mechanics, rather than hiring mechanics and making them work out.

A turkey vulture perched on a branch surrounded by green leaves

Turkey vultures use defensive vomit as a method to repel potential threats and can project their vomit up to 10 feet.

Woman touching her ear with a concerned expression

Sudden deafness is a rapid, unexplained loss of hearing that typically develops within a few days and usually affects only one ear. It occurs in about 1 in 5,000 U.S. adults each year.

Football players in a huddle wearing white jerseys and gold helmets

Deaf players created the football huddle so they could sign to each other about plays without the opposing team seeing it.

LEGO minifigure in a suit holding a newspaper and briefcase

Rare unopened LEGO sets have at times outperformed stocks, bonds, and even gold in returns.

Bright stars and dark interstellar clouds in a glowing red nebula

The Sun formed about 4.6 billion years ago when a giant molecular cloud of hydrogen and helium collapsed.

Futuristic floating cities hover above thick cloud layers in a bright sky

It may one day be possible for humans to colonize Venus. Instead of living on the surface, we would live in cities that floated above the clouds.

Man playing piano and singing beside an elderly woman in a vintage room

The first movie of the musical genre, “The Jazz Singer,” was released in 1927.

A pile of promotional AOL CDs offering free trial hours

During the 1990s, half of all CDs produced worldwide had the AOL logo. The marketing campaign cost over $300 million.

Surfer riding a small wave at sunset

Surfing in one form or another originated in 12th-century Polynesia. However, Europeans first witnessed it during Captain Cook’s voyage to Hawaii in 1769.

Gandalf, with a long white beard and a pointed ha,t standing outside a round, green door, speaking to a hobbit

While grading exam papers in the early 1930s, Tolkien began writing “The Hobbit” by scribbling its iconic opening on a blank page.