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When the historic Plaza Hotel in New York City opened in 1907, a room cost $2.50 per night, which is equivalent to around $65 today. The Plaza now charges over $1,000 per night.
The smallest star we can see with the naked eye is 61 Cygni, which is about 66% the size of the Sun.
The World’s Largest Ball of Paint started in Indiana in 1977 when Michael Carmichael and his son painted a baseball. Since then, over 28,000 layers of paint have been added to the ball.
In 1889, Margherita pizza was crafted to honor Queen Margherita, using ingredients that symbolize the Italian flag’s colors: tomato, mozzarella, and basil.
In 2010, falling icicles in St. Petersburg, Russia, caused at least five deaths and approximately 150 injuries following a severe winter.
In 1972, Veronica Seider, a German student, set a record for recognizing people from over a mile away due to her vision being 20 times sharper than average.
Tonsils can regrow if any tissue is left behind during removal. This regrowth is more common in children, but complete regrowth to the original size is rare.
The name Alfred means “elf counsel” in Old English, combining “ælf” (elf) and “ræd” (counsel). One of the earliest famous Alfreds was Alfred the Great.
Over 20,000 scientific papers that use data from the Hubble Space Telescope have been published, making it one of the most productive observatories in history.
The Bubonic Plague is still around. There are regular outbreaks around the world, including a significant epidemic in Madagascar in 2017 and a confirmed case in Oregon, USA, in 2024.
Frederick Douglass was the most photographed American of the 19th century. He aimed to ensure an accurate depiction of Black Americans during the Civil War.
Cranberries are native to North America and are one of only three fruits native to the continent that are grown commercially.
Venus, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all have surface gravities surprisingly close to Earth’s, each within about 15% of our planet’s gravity.
Until 2022, when ball sizes were standardized, the U.S. Open was the only Grand Slam where men and women used different tennis balls.
Karen Gillan shaved her head bald for her role as Nebula in “Guardians of the Galaxy.” Marvel saved her hair and made a wig from it for Karen to use on the show “Selfie.”
Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi lost his fingertips in a factory accident. He had to down-tune his guitar strings to keep playing, giving the band their iconic sound.
The diamond-shaped patch on a backpack is called a lash tab, and it was originally designed to hang extra gear on the outside of the bag.
Certain parts of the Mariana Trench, the deepest ocean trench on earth, have been found to be more polluted than some of China’s most polluted rivers.
In 2019, it was reported that bubble tea shops were so profitable that even the Yakuza were getting in on the business.
