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Adult parrot teaching unique calls to four chicks in a nest

Parrots name their offspring with unique calls that the young birds learn and use throughout their lives.

A densely packed area with worn buildings, colorful clothes hanging on lines and a man repairing a vehicle

The term “Third World” initially referred to non-aligned countries during the Cold War but is now more often associated with underdeveloped nations, though this usage is outdated.

Color-enhanced view of Pluto showing its diverse surface features

A day on Pluto lasts about 153 hours. That’s equivalent to 6.4 Earth days!

A trained rat wearing a harness searches the ground for landmines in a field

Rats trained to detect landmines in Cambodia can clear 200 square meters in 20 to 35 minutes, a process that usually takes human de-miners two to three days.

Bright binary star 61 Cygni surrounded by smaller stars in space

The smallest star we can see with the naked eye is 61 Cygni, which is about 66% the size of the Sun.

The seven original Mercury astronauts wearing silver space suits

Two of the original Mercury 7 astronauts wore regular work boots spray-painted silver in the famous photograph of them in their flight suits.

Two gentlemen dressed in formal coats and top hats stand outdoors

In historical England, a “gentleman” referred to a man of inherited social rank, lower than an esquire but higher than a yeoman or tradesman.

Ceres, a heavily cratered dwarf planet against a black background

Since its discovery in 1801, Ceres has been classified as a planet, then an asteroid, and, finally, a dwarf planet.

Colorful gas clouds and stars in the Orion Nebula

The Orion Nebula, in the Orion constellation, is a giant cloud of gas that’s constantly forming new stars.

Ice plume erupting from Enceladus with Saturn and spacecraft in the background

Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has active ice volcanoes that spew ice out into space.

Jet Li smiling, outdoors, wearing a denim jacket

As a child, Jet Li performed with the Chinese National Wushu Team for President Nixon. Nixon asked him to be his personal bodyguard, but he declined.

Jupiter with blue magnetic field lines, moon Io and glowing plasma torus

Jupiter’s magnetic field is the single largest object in the Solar System. If it were visible to the naked eye, it would appear larger than the Sun or the Moon.

Astronaut on the Moon holding equipment with another astronaut reflected in helmet visor

Your weight on the Moon is approximately 16.5% of what it is on Earth. This means that if you weigh 150 lb (68 kg) on Earth, you would weigh 25 lb (11 kg) on the Moon!

David Bowie in a suit with arms crossed against a plain background

In 1998, David Bowie released an Internet provider called BowieNet. Subscribers were offered exclusive content and a BowieNet email. It was shut down in 2006.

Astronaut in a white spacesuit floating above Earth with space in the background

American astronauts who die in space are exempt from their tax requirements, as it counts as dying in the line of duty.

Total solar eclipse above observatories on a mountain at sunset

Total solar eclipses are possible because the Sun is about 400 times larger than the Moon, but also about 400 times farther away, making them appear nearly the same size in the sky.

St. Peter's Basilica illuminated at dusk with people walking in front

Pope Celestine V was reluctantly elected as Pope after sending the Cardinals an angry letter warning of divine judgment if they didn’t choose a pope soon.

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.

Rocky terrain under thick yellowish sky on Venus’s surface

The air pressure on the surface of Venus is about 90 times greater than the pressure at Earth’s surface.

Cowboy Euclides Guterrez on horseback swinging a lasso in an open field

In 1952, cowboy Euclides Guterres grew tired of low-flying planes harassing his ranch in southern Brazil. To stop them, he managed to lasso a plane’s propeller, becoming a local hero.

Three hands holding up clear glasses of water against a beige background

More than one billion glasses of tap water are consumed daily in the U.S.

Collage of all 110 Messier objects including galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters

A Messier marathon is an all-night stargazing challenge where people try to spot all 110 celestial objects in the Messier catalog, including galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae.

Two Wells Fargo ATMs in a hallway in Antarctica

The world’s most remote ATMs are operated by Wells Fargo in Antarctica, serving over 1,000 residents at the U.S. McMurdo Station.

Earth from space with sunlight illuminating the planet’s surface and atmosphere

Earth is the only known planet where water naturally exists in all three states: solid, liquid, and gas.