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Workers in cloaks construct a stone section of the Great Wall, with scaffolding and stone piles

It’s estimated that around 400,000 workers lost their lives during the initial construction of the Great Wall of China.

Large vintage microphone emitting sound waves on a rocky, fiery Venus-like surface

The dense, hot atmosphere of Venus would change how sound waves behave, so your voice would sound quite different from how it does on Earth.

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.

Jill wearing a gray cardigan, a pink belt, and a polka-dot skirt with name tag

In 2012, Adam Sandler’s comedy “Jack and Jill” won in every category during the Golden Raspberry Awards, an award show honoring the worst movies of the year.

Frozen, cratered landscape on Pluto showing rough icy terrain

Pluto is a frozen wasteland, but it’s not just covered in frozen water. The dwarf planet is also made up of frozen nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane.

Close-up of hands playing the piano

In 1926, jazz pianist Fats Waller was reportedly abducted by armed men in Chicago and taken to perform at Al Capone’s birthday party.

Clusters of white water dropwort flowers with green leafy background

A water dropwort is a highly poisonous plant. If it kills you, it can cause you to smile after you die. This is called a “sardonic grin.”

Astronaut boot prints in the lunar surface dust

Humanity went from launching the first person into space to walking on the Moon in just ten years.

Water being poured into a clear glass with bubbles forming

The “drink eight glasses of water a day” rule isn’t well supported by science. Most people can just drink water when thirsty and increase it if they’re older, active, or in hot weather.

Razor wire loops above a chain-link fence against a blue sky

Brazil may be in South America, but because it borders French Guiana, a French territory, it also shares a border with the European Union.

Venus flytrap traps with red interiors and white bristles

The Venus flytrap is native to a small coastal region of North and South Carolina, centered around Wilmington, North Carolina.

Bronze scroll plaque honoring USS O’Bannon officers and crew for using potatoes to help sink a Japanese submarine in 1943, presented by Maine potato growers

In 1943, off the Russell Islands, USS O’Bannon’s crew threw potatoes at a Japanese submarine’s deck crew to keep them from their gun before sinking the sub with gunfire and charges.

Blue planet Neptune with visible cloud bands and storms

Neptune is home to the strongest winds in the entire Solar System, with speeds clocking in as fast as 1,200 miles per hour (1,930 km/h).

The word 'billionaires' overlaid on close-up U.S. hundred-dollar bills

As of 2025, the U.S. had the most billionaires, with 902 people reaching at least a ten-digit figure!

Bomber aircraft flying low over countryside as two cyclists watch from a dirt road

Jean Maridor, a French pilot, died on August 3, 1944, when his attempt to deflect a V-1 bomb led to an explosion. His sacrifice prevented the bomb from hitting a field hospital.

LAPD patrol car with 'To Protect and to Serve' motto on the door

The phrase “To Protect and Serve” is not codified in law but is merely the motto used by the LAPD and popularized by Hollywood.

Hubble Space Telescope orbiting above Earth with solar panels extended

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.

Numerous three-dimensional numbers scattered on a textured surface, casting shadows

The largest known prime number has 41,024,320 digits. The prime number is calculated by multiplying together 136,279,841 twos, and then subtracting 1.

Blurry image of a black hole

The closest known black hole to Earth is Gaia BH1, located 1,560 light-years away in the Ophiuchus constellation.

Detailed orange map of Venus' hot, greenhouse-effect-covered surface

Despite Mercury being closer to the Sun, Venus is hotter as it has an atmosphere that traps and holds onto heat, much like a greenhouse.

Eminem's mother, Debbie Mathers, sits on a couch holding a signed poster of Eminem

In 2000, Debbie Mathers, Eminem’s mother, released the CD “Set the Record Straight,” featuring two tracks addressing Eminem’s negative lyrics about her.

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.

Bright, glowing neutron star emitting blue magnetic field lines in space

Neutron stars can spin up to 43,000 times per minute. That’s over 700 times per second!

Assorted lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, red cabbage, and walnuts on a light surface

The word “vegan” was coined in 1944 by combining the first three and last two letters of “vegetarian,” symbolizing “the beginning and end of vegetarian.”