More computing power than Apollo 11 fits in a USB-C charger
Technology
A modern 30W USB-C power brick contains a microcontroller that vastly outperforms the Apollo Guidance Computer, which got humans to the Moon on ~64 KB of memory.
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Octopuses have three hearts
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Two pump blood through the gills, the third pumps it through the rest of the body — and when an octopus swims, the main heart stops beating, which is why they prefer crawling.
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There is a town in Norway where the sun does not set for 76 days
Geography
Longyearbyen, on the Svalbard archipelago, experiences continuous daylight from late April to late August — and continuous darkness for about four months in winter.
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Post-it Notes came from a weak glue
History
A not-very-sticky adhesive found its perfect use as a removable note.
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Bob Dylan went electric to crowd boos in 1965
Music
At the Newport Folk Festival, Dylan plugged in and shocked the folk crowd, marking a turning point in popular music history.
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Earthworms have multiple hearts
Animals
A common earthworm has five pairs of aortic arches that act like simple hearts to pump blood.
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Snowboarding became an Olympic sport in 1998
Sports
Snowboarding debuted at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, after years of growing popularity.
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The Office US originally bombed in early reviews
Movies & TV
The first season got mediocre reception before the show retooled and grew into a worldwide cult favorite by season two.
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Gelatin comes from collagen
Food
Gelatin is made by processing collagen from animal connective tissue into a gelling ingredient.
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Tardigrades can dry into a survival tun
Animals
Tardigrades can curl into a dehydrated tun state that helps them survive vacuum, radiation, and extreme cold.
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Lossless compression can restore every bit
Technology
Lossless formats shrink data while allowing the original file to be reconstructed exactly.
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Doom was named after a Tom Cruise line
Video Games
John Carmack named the game after a line from The Color of Money in which Cruise's character says "this is the doom" before a pool shot.
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Vikings used fermented shark and ice-skates made of bone
History
Bone skates — typically horse or cow metatarsals strapped to the foot — were the primary winter transport across the frozen lakes of medieval Scandinavia.
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The first hit recorded entirely on a smartphone topped charts in Europe
Music
Various artists have now released songs recorded on phones, with at least one charting in European territories.
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Wombat poop is cube-shaped
Animals
Wombats produce roughly 80–100 cubes a night and stack them on rocks as territorial markers — the cubes don't roll away. Their intestines literally mold the shape.
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Mongolia is extremely sparsely populated
Geography
Mongolia has one of the lowest population densities of any sovereign country.
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Pamukkale's white terraces are mineral deposits
Geography
Hot springs at Pamukkale build bright travertine terraces from dissolved calcium carbonate.
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Ted Lasso started as a NBC promo character
Movies & TV
Jason Sudeikis first played Ted Lasso in a 2013 commercial for NBC's Premier League coverage years before the Apple TV+ series.
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Rafflesia flowers smell like carrion
Science
Rafflesia produces enormous flowers that smell like rotting meat to attract flies.
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Naked mole rats tolerate low oxygen
Animals
Naked mole rats can survive oxygen-poor burrows by switching parts of their metabolism under stress.
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Titan has a thick nitrogen atmosphere
Space
Saturn's moon Titan has a dense atmosphere mostly made of nitrogen, like Earth's but colder.
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Cuttlefish change color with living pixels
Animals
Cuttlefish use pigment cells and reflective skin layers to flash patterns across their bodies.
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Army ants build bridges with their bodies
Animals
Army ants link together to create living bridges and ramps for the colony.
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The Caspian Sea is technically a lake
Geography
The Caspian Sea is an inland body of water, despite its name and saltiness.
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