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George Washington with white hair and a black coat

When George Washington died, Napoleon Bonaparte of France gave a personal eulogy and ordered a ten-day mourning period for France.

Buzz Aldrin stands beside American flag on the Moon with 'PLAY' text overlay

The videotapes originally used to record the Apollo 11 Moon landing were accidentally erased during a period when video tapes were scarce.

Crowded prison yard filled with uniformed inmates and guards above

The United States has more people in prison than any other country, with over 1.8 million Americans incarcerated in 2024, the highest number in the world.

A broken Babylonian tablet with cuneiform inscriptions discovered in Iraq

The oldest “your mom” joke was discovered on a 3,500-year-old Babylonian tablet in Iraq in 1976. Although the tablet has since been lost, the text was preserved.

Cluster of rocky asteroids drifting in space near Earth and the Moon

Asteroids, comets, and meteoroids are different: Asteroids are rocky, comets are made of ice and dust, and meteoroids are fragments of either that were created in collisions.

Person playing Animal Crossing on a Nintendo Switch outdoors

Nintendo intentionally made the Switch game cartridges taste disgusting to stop children and pets from putting them in their mouths and accidentally swallowing them.

Gollum sitting in a dark cave with a fearful expression

The Hobbit has been published in two editions. In the first edition, Gollum willingly bet his ring on the outcome of the riddle game.

Bright lightning bolts streak across a dark, stormy sky

U.S. park ranger Roy Cleveland Sullivan holds the Guinness World Record for the most lightning strikes survived, having been struck seven times throughout his life.

Big Mac with tomato, lettuce, and cheese oozing out

McDonald’s sells approximately 550 million Big Macs annually in the United States and around one billion globally.

Close-up of sheet music with black musical notes on white paper

The oldest known song is the “Hurrian Hymn No. 6,” which was written over 3,400 years ago in Syria.

A person standing in a lush, vibrant forest surrounded by a massive swarm of colorful insects

There are approximately 1.4 billion insects for every human on Earth.

Saturn appearing flattened at the equator with visible cloud bands

Saturn’s rapid rotation and low density cause the planet to bulge at its equator, making it the flattest planet in the Solar System.

Close-up of a looped and intertwined black seatbelt

In 1959, Volvo engineer Nils Bohlin invented the modern three-point seatbelt and released the patent openly, prioritizing safety over profit.

Close-up of DNA double helix with glowing section and chromosomes in background

We’re all more alike than we think; all humans are 99% genetically similar.

Group of honeybees crawling on bright yellow honeycomb

Bees are able to recognize human faces.

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.

Wolverine action figure in yellow and blue costume standing on a sci-fi backdrop

Marvel successfully argued in court that mutants are not people, and thus, mutant action figures were taxed at a lower rate as toys rather than the higher rate for dolls.

Colorful lottery balls with numbers

Canadian law requires citizens to answer a math question when entering sweepstakes. This is done to add some aspect of skill to the contest.

Gold and black 20th Century Studios logo

In 1937, a major fire broke out at the Fox Film Studios in New Jersey. The fire destroyed 75% of their movies, including most of their silent films.

A layered German chocolate cake with coconut-pecan frosting

German chocolate cake is named after American baker Samuel German, not the country of Germany.

Boomerang Nebula glowing blue amid surrounding stars in deep space

The Boomerang Nebula is the coldest known place in the universe, with a temperature of 1 Kelvin, which is equal to −457.87 °F (−272.15 °C).

Close-up of early NASA urine collection device worn over astronaut suit

On the International Space Station, urine, sweat, and even breath are recycled into clean, drinkable water.

Bright galaxies and stars scattered across deep space with glowing clusters

The largest known structure in the universe is the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall, a vast cosmic filament composed of galaxies that spans over 10 billion light-years.

Three European Union flags with twelve stars each in front of a modern building

The number of stars on the EU flag has nothing to do with the European Union or its member states. Instead, twelve stars were chosen because they represent unity and perfection.