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10 rivers in Asia & Africa do NOT contribute 90% of ALL the plastic trash in oceans; they actually contribute ~90% of the marine plastic trash originating from rivers. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
three out of four human fatalities caused by interactions with orcas since 2013 were caused by a single orca bull named Tilikum held in captivity. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiliku…
peeing in the shower once a day saves 2,500 liters of water per year per person designtoimprovelife.dk/water…
the Johnny Cash hit "A Boy Named Sue" was written by Shel Silverstein. wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_Nam…
an underwater cave in southern France has >20,000 year old cave art on its walls, made when sea levels were lower. The art depicts Auks, Bison, wild horses, and more. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosque…
"The Lost World: Jurassic Park" was nominated three Golden Raspberry Awards: Worst Remake or Sequel, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Reckless Disregard for Human Life and Public Property en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_G…
in Lord Of The Rings - Fellowship of The Ring book, ring stayed in the Shire for 17 years, while in the movie it seemed like a few weeks top middle-earth.xenite.org/why-…
Napolean had considered an invasion of Britain by air with troop carrying balloons regencyresearcher.com/pages/…
After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke, his wife Edith de facto ran the Executive Branch for the remainder of his second term. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_…
Food Libel Laws allow food producers in 13 states to sue those who criticize their food. wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_libe…
Tim Commerford, Bassist for Rage Against The Machine, is a 'moon landing conspiracy' theorist, and he confronted Buzz Aldrin about it at a John Cusack movie premiere. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Co…
it is possible for the two hemispheres of our brains to be independently conscious – and even to have differing opinions. soulask.com/are-the-left-rig…
while on a trip to Kenya, Rowan Atkinson once kept a private plane in the air after the pilot fainted mid-flight theglobeandmail.com/news/wor…
electronics companies are researching 16K HD television (15360×8640 pixels), with four times the picture area of 8K HD. AMD is setting 16K as a goal for their future graphics cards. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16K_re…
Kraft Dinner is a common contender for 'national food' of Canada. thewalrus.ca/manufacturing-t…
British poop shows a wider variety of microorganisms than American poop, according to a study of more than 10,000 'samples' cbsnews.com/news/poop-sample…
The largest single ranch in America covers over 800 square miles telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne…
the paragraph from "Cambridge University" that you can read despite the "jumbled" order of the letters isn't so jumbled, wasn't from Cambridge, the "researcher" doesn't exist, and the supposed effect doesn't really work. awesci.com/cambridge-univers…
Most Young Impala are born around mid-day as this is the safest time to give birth since most of their enemies are resting. Half of Impala newborns are killed by predators within the first few weeks of life. onekindplanet.org/animal/imp…
Merlin, the wizard from Arthurian legend, was a half-demon born of a virgin, but it’s all good because a priest baptized him at birth mythpodcast.com/316/6b-merli…