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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.

The Greenland shark swimming in deep, dark green waters

Greenland sharks have an estimated lifespan of up to five hundred years.

Two cowboys riding horses through a grassy field under a blue sky

In 2018, Brokeback Mountain was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”

Hubble Space Telescope orbiting Earth with solar panels extended

All space telescopes take photos in black and white. Astronomers colorize them afterward by assigning colors to different wavelengths to reveal details like composition and temperature.

Dark pillar of gas and dust in a glowing nebula with scattered stars

Historically, “nebula” referred to any cloudy-looking celestial object seen through a telescope. Today, it specifically means interstellar clouds of gas and dust.

Rocket launching with Mars visible in the background

It takes about seven months to travel the roughly 300 million miles (480 million kilometers) between Earth and Mars.

Close-up view of freshly popped popcorn with a mix of fluffy white and light yellow kernels.

Elementary students from Joliet, Illinois, successfully lobbied to have popcorn designated as the state’s official snack food in 2003.

Desktop computer on a wooden desk displaying a no WiFi symbol

There are computers designed for Amish people, marketed with features like “No internet, no video, no music.”

Bright explosion of light and color in deep space representing a supernova

Supernovas happen when certain stars run out of fuel. When this happens, the star collapses in on itself, creating a shockwave that tears it apart.

A pile of black and white envelope icons

Spam mail got its name from a “Monty Python” skit that joked about Spam canned meat being everywhere and impossible to avoid.

Volunteers and soldiers clean thick oil from a Korean shoreline using buckets

One of South Korea’s worst oil spills occurred on December 7, 2007, and within 33 days, more than one million civilians, soldiers, and officials had volunteered to help with the cleanup.

Fluffy tabby cat staring with disinterest at a pot of catnip on a window sill

Roughly 33% of cats are not affected by catnip. The euphoric reaction commonly associated with catnip is hereditary.

Modern bulletproof vests displayed on black mannequins at an exhibition booth

Casimir Zeglen, a Polish priest, invented a silk bulletproof vest and personally demonstrated its effectiveness by wearing it during public tests where he was shot at.

Gloved hand adjusts a balloon atop a glass apparatus, recalling Faraday's hydrogen experiments

British scientist Michael Faraday invented the rubber balloon in 1824 while experimenting with hydrogen.

Close-up of a cluster of green Cotton Candy grapes resting on a piece of weathered wood

Cotton Candy grapes are a naturally bred hybrid that took over eight years to develop by crossbreeding grape varieties to achieve a flavor similar to cotton candy.

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.

Neptune globe showing the Great Dark Spot storm and faint cloud bands

Like Jupiter, Neptune also has spots. Neptune’s Great Dark Spot is also a giant storm, but it’s not just one – the ice giant’s spots come and go relatively frequently.

A detailed view of the planet Venus with a dark shadow cast along its edge

Only three objects in the sky can cast shadows on Earth: the Sun, the Moon, and Venus. The first two are pretty common, but Venusian shadows are very elusive!

White line drawings of teeth on a textured dark brown background

Dark chocolate with high cocoa content (70% or more) and low sugar can help prevent tooth decay.

Star-filled night sky with large glowing stars above a rocky landscape

The Sun is smaller than almost every single star you can see with a naked eye.

Two ants touching mouths on a rough surface

Ants swap their saliva as a means to communicate with each other.

The cast members of "Jersey Shore" posing together, dressed stylishly

In 2011, Abercrombie & Fitch offered $10,000 to cast members of “Jersey Shore” if they agreed to stop wearing their brand on the show.

Neil Armstrong near the lunar module on the Moon's surface

Neil Armstrong carried a piece of the Wright brothers’ first airplane with him as a memento during his first moonwalk.

Two black holes surrounded by warped star fields during a cosmic collision

Gravitational waves were first detected on September 14, 2015, originating from the collision of two massive black holes about 1.3 billion light-years away.