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Mahmud II in ceremonial military attire with a feathered red headdress

Mahmud II, who ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1808 to 1839, is believed to have had about 19 consorts and fathered at least 37 children, including 18 sons and 19 daughters.

White Soviet-era sedan parked on a street beside a graffiti-covered wall

During the Cold War, CIA operatives in Moscow could easily identify KGB surveillance vehicles by their regular use of windshield wipers, which were rare due to a lack of spare parts.

Mars rover on rocky terrain with large red planet in background

Mars’ surface has been more thoroughly mapped than Earth’s ocean floor.

Rocky Martian landscape with scattered boulders under a bright sun

Three men from Yemen tried to sue NASA in 1997 for exploring Mars without their approval, claiming they inherited the red planet from their ancestors over 3,000 years ago.

Buzz Aldrin stands beside American flag on the Moon with 'PLAY' text overlay

The videotapes originally used to record the Apollo 11 Moon landing were accidentally erased during a period when video tapes were scarce.

Vintage Egger-Lohner Phaeton C2 electric car illustration with mechanical specs

Although electric cars seem like a new invention, the first vehicle Porsche created in 1898 was powered by an octagonal electric motor.

A person using duct tape to secure the mouth of a large saltwater crocodile

Although the saltwater crocodile has the highest recorded bite force of any animal, the muscles to open its mouth are weak and can be shut with just a few layers of duct tape.

Apollo astronaut stands near American flag on the Moon with visible footprints on lunar surface

Because the Moon has no atmosphere, the Apollo astronauts’ footprints could last for tens of millions of years before being slowly worn away by micrometeorites.

Aerial view of Buckingham Palace with crowds around the Victoria Memorial

In 1941, before the US entered WWII, many Americans mailed tea to Buckingham Palace as a sign of support to England. The Queen, being good and proper, sent thank-you notes.

Engineer standing before James Webb Space Telescope’s gold-coated mirror segments

The James Webb Space Telescope, launched in December 2021, cost $10 billion, a figure that includes design, construction, and a portion of the operating costs.

Historic storefront of Marufuku Nintendo Card Co. with a bicycle parked outside

Japanese video game giant Nintendo was founded in 1889 in Kyoto as a company that sold playing cards called Hanafuda.

Person holding a blank red and white name tag sticker

“Wang” is widely considered the most common surname in the world.

The Sun with Mercury, Venus, and Earth aligned in space

The only two planets that pass between the Earth and the Sun are Mercury and Venus.

Yellow barrels with radioactive warning symbols piled against a wooden fence

The element uranium, discovered in 1789, was named after the planet Uranus, which had been discovered just eight years earlier.

Titanic approaches an iceberg in rough ocean waters at night

A contributing factor to the Titanic sinking was the use of faulty, low-quality rivets made of a lower-grade iron than what was standard for the time.

Bright orange and yellow flames rising against a dark background

Earth is the only known place in the universe where fire can burn, since it has the oxygen and pressure needed to sustain flames.

Tiangong space station orbiting Earth with solar panels extended

China has its own space station, the Tiangong space station. Like the International Space Station, the Tiangong is made up of multiple modules.

Three red cans of Dr Pepper soda featuring the modern logo

The period in “Dr. Pepper” was removed in the 1950s to avoid confusion caused by the font, which made it look like “Di: Pepper.”

Marble statue of the Greek god Uranus

The only planet named after a Greek god instead of a Roman god is Uranus. If it were named after the Roman equivalent, it would have been called Caelus.

UY Scuti glowing orange among numerous surrounding stars in space

With a width of 738 million miles (1.2 billion kilometers), the largest known star in the Milky Way is UY Scuti, a red supergiant star that’s 1,700 times larger than the Sun.

Swirling abstract depiction of a gas giant's stormy atmosphere

Uranus has wind. The planet’s wind speeds can reach up to 560 miles per hour (900 km/h).

Bronze balance scale with unevenly weighted pans on a marble base

The Sun’s mass is roughly 330,000 times that of Earth.

The six main Friends cast members sharing milkshakes at a diner counter

Although the TV show “Friends” is based around life in New York City, the entire show was filmed in California.

Seismograph recording with white waveform lines on blue graph paper

Every 26 seconds, Earth gives off a faint seismic pulse, and scientists still aren’t sure what causes it.