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Surgical instruments arranged on a green sterilized cloth

Anesthesia awareness occurs when patients are conscious but unable to move during general anesthesia, which affects about 0.1% to 0.2% of patients undergoing general surgery.

An orca swimming in clear blue water

Orcas can mimic the human voice in a similar way that parrots do.

Purple-brown banded brown dwarf floating against a star-filled cosmic background

Some brown dwarfs have surface temperatures as low as -10°F (-23°C), making them cool enough to touch!

Baltimore skyline featuring a mix of modern and historic buildings at sunset

Baltimore is the largest independent city in the U.S., with a population of over 550,000, and isn’t located within any county.

Massive meteor engulfed in flames entering Earth's atmosphere above frozen terrain

In 1908, Russia was hit with a meteor so large it created an explosion 1,000 times as strong as the Hiroshima bomb and destroyed an area two-thirds the size of Rhode Island.

Bright sun shining with intense rays and orange-yellow clouds

The Sun appears about 13 billion times brighter than the next brightest star, Sirius.

Hooded Pitohui perched on a tree branch in a forest

The Hooded Pitohui of New Guinea is one of the few known poisonous birds, with toxins in its skin and feathers.

Peace Flame burning at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park with museum in background

A peace flame has been burning in Hiroshima, Japan, since it was lit in 1964. It will only be put out once all nuclear bombs on the planet are destroyed.

Elvis Presley wearing a red shirt against a red background

One of Elvis Presley’s cousins, Billy Mann, accepted an offer of $18,000 to take pictures of Elvis’ corpse at his open-casket funeral.

Pile of dried loofah sponges with fibrous texture

A loofah sponge is the dried interior of a luffa gourd from the cucumber family, which you can grow in your garden. When the fruit is young, it’s edible and cooked much like zucchini.

Bright star HD 140283, known as Methuselah, surrounded by distant stars

HD 140283, nicknamed Methuselah, formed about 13.7 billion years ago, shortly after the Big Bang, and is among the universe’s oldest known stars.

Handcuffed person holding a stack of hundred-dollar bills near a keyboard

Money laundering was not made a federal crime in the United States until 1986, when Congress passed the Money Laundering Control Act.

Close-up view of the Sun with glowing solar flares and intense heat

Approximately 30% of the solar radiation that strikes Earth is reflected, with the rest absorbed by the land, sea, and atmosphere.

Ancient 20-sided die with Greek letters carved into each face

The oldest known D20 dice were discovered by a collector in Egypt back in the late 19th century. The dice, which feature Greek letters, were made between 340 and 30 BC.

Close-up of a pile of bright yellow tennis balls

Until 2022, when ball sizes were standardized, the U.S. Open was the only Grand Slam where men and women used different tennis balls.

Crowd of police, media, and officials watch man reenact crime on street

Crimes in South Korea are reenacted, bringing the alleged perpetrator to the crime scene and making them repeat what they supposedly did.

Woman with long blonde hair wearing a black blindfold and raising her hand

Wearing a blindfold for at least 12 hours can induce visual hallucinations, including elaborate scenery and frightening entities.

Close-up view of several dimpled white golf balls

Golf balls were originally smooth until players realized that old, beat-up balls flew farther. The dimples were eventually added to improve airflow and reduce drag.

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 vibrant section of the Milky Way galaxy with clusters of bright stars amid clouds of gas and dust

Contrary to popular belief, the Milky Way is shaped more like a Pringle than a flat disk.

John Glenn in an orange NASA spacesuit holding a helmet, with an American flag and space shuttle in the background

In 1998, John Glenn became the oldest person to orbit Earth at age 77. He had first made history in 1962 as the first American to orbit the planet.

Blurred image of jockeys riding horses in a horse race

On June 4, 1923, jockey Frank Hayes suffered a fatal heart attack mid-race, but his horse, Sweet Kiss, finished and won, making him the only jockey to win a race posthumously.

Turkish coffee being poured into an ornate cup on a decorative tray

When coffee first emerged in the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century, it was considered a drug, and its consumption was forbidden.

Dry yeast spilling from a white container onto a wooden surface

Humans have been using yeast to produce alcohol for over 13,000 years, with evidence of beer brewing dating back to 11,000 BC in modern-day Israel.