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Large piles of industrial sand and gravel near a processing facility with conveyor belts and steel structures, set against a backdrop of trees and hills

The United States is the world’s top producer and user of industrial sand and gravel, mainly for use in construction and oil drilling.

Flowing lava with glowing orange and red swirls, emitting steam

With over 85,000 known volcanoes, Venus has more volcanoes than any planet in the Solar System.

Character in metal armor pointing a pistol in a forest scene from The Story of the Kelly Gang

Released in Australia in 1906, the world’s first full-length movie ran for seventy minutes and was called “The Story of the Kelly Gang.”

Keiko Fukuda seated and wearing flower leis during a public event

At the age of 97, Keiko Fukuda became the first woman in history to obtain a 10th-degree black belt in Judo. She also continued teaching Judo weekly until she died at age 99.

Turquoise sea along a rocky coastline with a sandy cove

The Turks and Caicos Islands have been proposed as Canada’s next province multiple times since 1917, but no formal steps have been taken.

Grid of black, red, blue, yellow, and white vertical and horizontal stripes

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 word HELLO spelled out on white cards against a yellow background

The word “hello” was only used as a greeting following the invention of the telephone. Before that, it was merely a word to get someone’s attention.

Thermometer showing high temperatures against bright sun and orange sky

In summer 2003, about 70,000 people died in Europe during a 104 °F (40 °C) heatwave.

Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer floating in space with a glowing star behind

All the battles in space in Star Wars should be completely silent, as space is a vacuum, and sound doesn’t travel through it.

Side view MRI scan showing colorful neural pathways in the human brain

As we age, our brains shrink, especially the gray and white matter. Long-term stress can speed this up, particularly in the hippocampus, affecting memory and thinking skills.

Baobab trees with people beneath them at sunset in Madagascar

The origin of the name “Madagascar” is uncertain, but a theory widely accepted by historians is that Marco Polo likely confused the island with the Somali city of Mogadishu.

Rows of banana plants with broad green leaves in a sunny field

Despite their appearance, banana trees aren’t trees. They are actually the largest herb species in the world and are distantly related to ginger.

Barbed wire fences and brick buildings at a Nazi concentration camp

In 1944, the U.K. hatched a plan called Operation Foxley to assassinate Hitler. It was ultimately canceled for fear that a more competent strategist would take his place.

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.

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!

Large cratered moon with debris ring orbiting near Saturn in space

In theory, there may be moons in the universe that have their own moons orbiting them. They are called subsatellites but are also known as submoons or moonmoons.

A person wearing yellow gloves uses a roller brush to paint a wall white

In 2016, a UK filmmaker protested high film classification fees by submitting a 10-hour movie of paint drying, which the British Board of Film Classification had to watch in full.

NASCAR pit crews in action as cars line up during a race pit stop

Being a NASCAR pit crew member is so physically demanding that athletes are hired and trained as mechanics, rather than hiring mechanics and making them work out.

Person playing Animal Crossing on a Nintendo Switch outdoors

Nintendo intentionally made the Switch game cartridges taste disgusting to stop children and pets from putting them in their mouths and accidentally swallowing them.

Sputnik 1 satellite with four long antennas against a black background

The world’s first artificial satellite was the Soviet-made Sputnik 1, which completed 1,440 orbits around Earth over three months before burning up in Earth’s atmosphere.

Squirrel holding a large peanut while standing on grass

The sport of squirrel fishing involves participants trying to catch squirrels and lift them into the air by using a fishing pole with a nut as bait.

Jupiter and one of its moons set against a colorful starry background

Jupiter completes a full rotation on its axis approximately every 9 hours and 55 minutes, making it the fastest-spinning planet in our Solar System.

Crowded prison yard filled with uniformed inmates and guards above

The United States has more people in prison than any other country, with over 1.8 million Americans incarcerated in 2024, the highest number in the world.

Close-up of DNA double helix with glowing section and chromosomes in background

We’re all more alike than we think; all humans are 99% genetically similar.