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SPAM Classic label showing a sandwich with SPAM, cheese, tomato, onion, and lettuce

Hormel Foods, the creator of SPAM, kept a file of the hate mail they received from U.S. soldiers who had to eat the canned meat product while deployed overseas.

Venera 7 descent capsule displayed on a stand with CCCP marking

In December 1970, the Soviet Venera 7 became the first spacecraft to soft-land on another planet, successfully landing on Venus and transmitting data back to Earth.

Illustration of the Sun and planets in the solar system with orbital paths

When viewed from Mars, the Sun appears about two-thirds the size it does from Earth.

Bright accretion disk swirling around Sagittarius A* in deep space

At the center of the Milky Way lies a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*, with a mass about four million times that of the Sun.

A fanned set of four playing cards, each showing an Ace from a different suit

When asked to name a random card, people often choose the Ace of Spades, with some studies suggesting it is picked about 25% of the time.

Woman laughing while holding a coffee cup at an outdoor café

According to the “comedy K” theory, some words are inherently funnier than others, particularly those beginning with a K sound.

Close-up of translucent ice cubes with a blue tint

Over 2,000 years ago, Persian engineers figured out how to collect and store ice year-round by building giant conical structures called “Yakhchāls.”

Three bright stars shining in the night sky, surrounded by numerous smaller stars

Samsung means “three stars” in Korean. The founder chose this name because he wanted the company to be powerful and everlasting like stars in the sky.

Car interior view with the Moon and a satellite visible in space ahead

If you could drive your car to the Moon right now, it would take you about six months to get there at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (95 kilometers per hour).

Four people standing under a large International Astronomical Union sign

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is the governing body that decides on the names of stars.

Rocky surface of Venus captured by Soviet Venera 9 probe

On June 8, 1975, the Soviet Venera 9 space probe became the first spacecraft to photograph Venus’s surface and return images to Earth.

Person holding a small potted cactus with red buds

Cacti are the perfect low-maintenance houseplants because they don’t need much water, thrive in bright light, and can live 10 to 20 years indoors.

Earth and another celestial body surrounded by stars in space

Earth lies about 26,000 light-years from the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

Star-filled night sky with colorful Milky Way over silhouetted pine trees

At certain times of the year, you can spot Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn with the naked eye on a clear night.

Red pen circling a negative number on a printed receipt

Western mathematicians did not accept negative numbers for over 18 centuries. They treated them as absurd solutions to equations.

A colorful, abstract illustration of a brain highlighting neural pathways and activity

The same brain cycles that occur when asleep still happen when you’re awake, but in smaller sections. This means parts of your brain are always “falling asleep.”

Person using a GPS navigation device inside a car

Waze, formerly known as FreeMap Israel, was founded in Israel in 2006. Google later on acquired the GPS navigation software for $966 million in 2013.

Hands clasped in prayer over an open Bible on a wooden table

The full Bible has been translated into over 3,000 languages. Among those are fictional languages like Elvish, Klingon, and Na’vi.

Illustration of the Milky Way galaxy with spiral arms and bright central bulge

The Sun has only completed around twenty orbits around the Milky Way, as each trip around takes 240 million years!

A dolphin swimming just below the water surface

Both U.S. and Soviet militaries have trained dolphins. They can be used for rescuing lost naval swimmers and locating underwater mines.

A woman in a white dress stands confidently in a field, holding a shotgun on her shoulder

The Japanese term for a shotgun wedding is “dekichatta kekkon,” which literally translates to “oops-we-did-it marriage.”

Jupiter with faint ring system and Great Red Spot visible in space

Jupiter was once thought to have no rings, but the Voyager spacecraft revealed its faint ring system during a flyby in 1979.

Planet Mercury near the bright Sun in space

Mercury has no moons because it’s too close to the Sun, which would pull any potential moons away from the tiny planet.

Norma Talmadge inadvertently stepping on wet cement, leaving footprints in front of the Chinese Theater

The iconic cement hand-and-footprint tradition at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre began in 1927 when silent film star Norma Talmadge accidentally stepped in wet cement during construction.