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You can’t
be an expert in everything. Even the super genius like theoretical
physicist Stephen Hawking, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, and
thespian Anthony Hopkins are respected and accomplished individuals in
their field. They do not claim to know everything, they stay in their
lane. Still, the world is full of fascinating information from nature,
science, and historical facts. Since we can’t all know everything, the
best alternative is to know a little bit of here and there. To help you
achieve your status of the go-to person for facts, here are some
fascinating bits of information to get you started. You won’t be called
the next Mr. Hawking, but you will garner admiration and envy all at
once.
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Former president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez had his own TV show that
aired every Sunday from 1992 to 2012. The length of the broadcast varied
every week but it usually lasted from 11:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m.
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In the last 45 years the suicide rate
globally has increased by 60% among those aged 15 to 44 years old.
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The human brain has decreased in size by 10% in comparison to 20,000
years ago. Scientists have two theories as to why this is happening.
One, yes humans are getting dumber or two, we are more efficient,
quicker thinkers.
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Helen Duncan was the last English woman convicted for witchcraft in
1944.
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The name Philip may sound royal but it's actually Greek Φιλιππος (Philippos),
which traslates to "horse lover."
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Bees are loyal subjects. When a queen bee found herself trapped in a
car, her 20,000 bees stayed outside the car for two days until she was
able to fly to freedom.
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Archeologists digging in the Turkish-Syrian border discovered
2,400-year-old mosaic skeleton. The mosaic had an important message in
it, "Be cheerful and live your life."
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Today, there are 23 countries around the world without a military
presence. Some of those nations are Liechtenstein, the Vatican, Samoa,
Andorra, and Costa Rica.
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When the Berlin Wall was erected in 1961, it was 140
kilometres long. That's 86.992 miles!
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The music video "Gangnam Style" is the most viewed video on YouTube,
breaking the site's counter. YouTube had to upgrade its counter to keep
up with the number of people watching the video. As of September 2016,
it has over 2.64 billion views.
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Koalas have it made. The marsupial sleeps around 20 hours per day.
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The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California is the number one
suicide site in the world. 2013, was the worst year for suicides at the
bridge with 46 people taking their lives there. |