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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.
One of the earliest known records of someone dying while on the toilet was of Duke Jing of Jin, China, who fell into the toilet pit and perished in 581 BC.
The Crab Nebula, located in the Taurus constellation, is the remnant of a star that went supernova in 1054.
In New Delhi, if a tree falls sick, an ambulance is dispatched to treat it. This came into effect in 2009 and takes four people to do the job.
The concept of a rocket launch having a countdown originated from Fritz Lang’s 1929 movie “Woman in the Moon,” where the countdown was used to increase tension.
Any buried treasure found in the United Kingdom must be reported to the government and can only be kept if no museum is willing to purchase it.
Broccoli originated over 2,000 years ago in the Mediterranean through selective breeding of wild cabbage.
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.
There are computers designed for Amish people, marketed with features like “No internet, no video, no music.”
In World War II, Germany attempted to collapse the British economy by producing millions of counterfeit bills, but the plan to drop these bills over London was never carried out.
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the U.S., with a population of over 550,000, and isn’t located within any county.
Jean Maridor, a French pilot, died on August 3, 1944, when his attempt to deflect a V-1 bomb led to an explosion. His sacrifice prevented the bomb from hitting a field hospital.
In 2010, at 16 years old, Laura Dekker became the youngest person to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world in her two-masted sailing ship “Guppy.”
In 1911, stuntman Bobby Leach became the first man to survive going over Niagara Falls in a steel barrel. He died 15 years later from slipping on an orange peel and getting gangrene.
In the mid-1990s, Hubble Deep Field images estimated 200 billion galaxies, but a 2016 study led by Christopher Conselice showed that the number is closer to 2 trillion.
Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is slowly being deformed and twisted apart by a neighboring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud.
In 2015, Dwayne Johnson broke the Guinness World Record for the most selfies taken in 3 minutes by taking 105 selfies with fans. His record has since been broken multiple times.
There’s an image that can “break your brain” by altering your vision for up to three months. This is called the McCollough effect.
The Sun has only completed around twenty orbits around the Milky Way, as each trip around takes 240 million years!
In 2000, Debbie Mathers, Eminem’s mother, released the CD “Set the Record Straight,” featuring two tracks addressing Eminem’s negative lyrics about her.
