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Woman with long dark hair holding hand up to block the camera

“Antisocial” is often misused; it actually means behavior that’s hostile or harmful to society. People usually mean “asocial,” which refers to a preference for solitude.

Homer Simpson dressed as Krusty the Clown in a striped uniform

The Simpsons creator Matt Groening originally planned for Krusty the Clown to be Homer Simpson in disguise, which is why Krusty looks so similar to Homer.

A person standing under a cold shower, with a visualization of enhanced circulation and ice cubes floating around

Cold showers have more health benefits than hot or warm showers. These include improving circulation, stimulating weight loss, and easing depression.

Crescent view of Mercury's cratered surface against black space

Mercury’s axis tilts less than one degree, but its oval-shaped orbit causes temperature changes similar to seasons on Earth.

Mars with visible surface features set against a star-filled background

With an axial tilt of about 25.19 degrees, Mars is the planet whose orientation most closely matches Earth’s 23.44 degrees.

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.

Saturn’s moon Enceladus with icy surface and visible fractures

Saturn’s moon Enceladus reflects nearly 100% of the sunlight that strikes it and has an average surface temperature of around -193 °C (-316 °F).

Close-up of a man's thick, reddish-brown beard and mustache

Pogonophobia is the irrational fear of beards, and is often driven by beliefs that bearded men are unhygienic, ill, or homeless. Women account for nine out of ten cases of this phobia.

A hand holding a stopwatch on a cricket pitch boundary line

The longest Cricket Test match lasted over 12 days between England and South Africa in 1939 and ended in a draw because the English team had to catch their boat home.

Three friends embracing outdoors, showcasing a bond of friendship and social connection

Studies show it takes about 50 hours of socializing to go from acquaintance to casual friend and a total of 200 hours to become a close friend.

Earth's curved horizon with atmospheric glow and a distant moon

While there is no exact point where Earth’s atmosphere ends, the edge of space is commonly defined as an altitude between 50 and 62 miles (80 to 100 kilometers).

Silhouette of a four-engine military bomber flying against a cloudy sky

The term “weapons of mass destruction” was first used in 1937 to describe German bombers used in the Spanish Civil War.

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.

Close-up of colorful cotton swabs, also known as Q-tips

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.

Hand holding a pen poised above a blank spiral notebook

Some “erasable” pens don’t erase their ink. Instead, they use heat-sensitive ink that changes color to become “invisible” when friction is applied.

Vesna Vulović, dressed in a flight attendant uniform

Vesna Vulović survived the highest recorded fall without a parachute in 1972, plummeting from 33,333 feet. She spent 16 months in the hospital recovering from the incident.

Expansive view of Lake Superior with clear blue water, lush green shoreline, and distant hills

Lake Superior contains 10% of the world’s freshwater. It is the size of South Carolina and has 2,900 cubic miles (12,100 km³) of water.

Félicette secured in a capsule with monitoring equipment attached around her head

Félicette, the French Cat, was the first and only cat to travel to space and back.

Dew-covered spider web suspended between plants in soft sunlight

Contrary to popular belief, we don’t eat eight spiders in our sleep every year. This myth was first shared in 1993 to highlight gullibility but ironically spread as truth.

Densely packed asteroids floating in space against a starry backdrop

Contrary to their depiction in movies, asteroids in the asteroid belt are so widely spaced that, standing on one, you likely wouldn’t see another nearby.

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.

Blurry image of Earth showing rapid rotation

Earth’s rotation is slowing down, causing the length of a day to increase by approximately 0.000018 seconds each year.

Wooden letter tiles spelling out 'THE END'

Cosmophobia is the irrational fear of the universe and the end of the world.

Star-filled night sky with the Milky Way above silhouetted pine trees

Only people who live on the equator can see all the stars in the sky.