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The master of suspense, who terrified audiences with movies like Psycho and The Birds, considered himself an ovophobe—so...
01/10/2024

The master of suspense, who terrified audiences with movies like Psycho and The Birds, considered himself an ovophobe—someone frightened of eggs.

The first McDonald's drive-thru was installed in a restaurant based in Sierra Vista, Arizona, located near the Fort Huac...
01/10/2024

The first McDonald's drive-thru was installed in a restaurant based in Sierra Vista, Arizona, located near the Fort Huachuca military installation. Military rules forbade the soldiers from wearing their military uniforms in public, and they weren't about to change into civilian clothes just to grab a burger and run back to base, so restaurant manager David Rich

Pandas basically only eat bamboo, which also happens to be incredibly hard to digest. That means that these adorable ani...
01/10/2024

Pandas basically only eat bamboo, which also happens to be incredibly hard to digest. That means that these adorable animals must eat about 30 pounds of the stuff each day to get enough nutrients—defecating about four-fifths of what they eat.

Created by a team of students and teachers at the Pavlovo Arts College in Russia, the largest padlock in the world (acco...
01/10/2024

Created by a team of students and teachers at the Pavlovo Arts College in Russia, the largest padlock in the world (according to Guinness World Records) measures 56.8 inches tall, 41.3 inches wide, and 10.2 inches deep. Altogether this hefty lock, including key, weighs 916 pounds. Whatever it's protecting presumably weighs a whole lot more!

One of the earliest known vacuum cleaners was so large that it had to be hauled from house to house via a horse-drawn ca...
01/10/2024

One of the earliest known vacuum cleaners was so large that it had to be hauled from house to house via a horse-drawn carriage. Its giant hoses were popped through the windows of customers, and a gas-powered motor generated the suction that pulled the dirt and debris into a glass container where onlookers could gawk at the volume of filth coming from their neighbors' homes.

Dolphins are known to be one of the smartest animals on the planet—possibly because they can conserve their brain power....
01/10/2024

Dolphins are known to be one of the smartest animals on the planet—possibly because they can conserve their brain power. Since they must always be on the lookout for predators, the marine mammals have developed a neat trick of maintaining partial consciousness even as part of their brain sleeps.

It sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel, but British inventors John Foden and Yannick Read have come up with a bi...
01/10/2024

It sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel, but British inventors John Foden and Yannick Read have come up with a bicycle that actually flies. The XploreAir Paravelo is composed of a folding bicycle and a lightweight trailer that contains a biofuel-powered fan motor. The motor turns the fan, and with enough of a runway, it can reach up to 25 mph in the air and 4,000 feet in altitude.

For millions of people, the coffee break is a key but often underappreciated part of each day. To stop and give the brea...
01/10/2024

For millions of people, the coffee break is a key but often underappreciated part of each day. To stop and give the break its proper due, the town of Stoughton, Wisconsin, hosts an annual Coffee Break Festival. The gathering includes coffee tastings, "brew-offs," and bean-spitting contests.

"Bonobo" may sound like some sort of translation of a meaningful term, but in fact, it was the result of a typo.
01/10/2024

"Bonobo" may sound like some sort of translation of a meaningful term, but in fact, it was the result of a typo.

For those who romanticize a burial at sea, the company Eternal Reefs offers an innovative solution. It mixes the cremate...
01/10/2024

For those who romanticize a burial at sea, the company Eternal Reefs offers an innovative solution. It mixes the cremated remains of a person with concrete to create a "pearl" onto which loved ones can etch personal messages, handprints, or (environmentally friendly) mementos.

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