History
Charles Lindbergh: First Time Person of the Year
Charles Lindbergh became the first person named Time's Person of the Year in 1927.
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Ideas
Genetic Fallacy
The genetic fallacy judges an idea by its source instead of evaluating the idea itself.
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Space
Apollo 11 Silicon Disc of Goodwill Messages
Apollo 11 carried a silicon disc containing goodwill messages from leaders around the world.
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History
U.S. Presidents Who Served Non-Consecutive Terms
Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump are the U.S. presidents elected to non-consecutive terms.
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Geography
The World's Smallest International Bridge
A tiny bridge links islands associated with Portugal and Spain across an international boundary.
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Geography
Aconcagua: The King Outside Asia
Aconcagua is the highest mountain outside Asia and the highest peak in the Americas.
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Space
Family Photo on the Moon
Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke left a photograph of his family on the Moon in 1972.
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Language
Etymology of ‘Disaster’
The word disaster traces to roots associated with an ill-starred or unfavorable alignment.
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Sports
Flo-Jo: The Fastest Woman in History
Florence Griffith-Joyner's 100-metre and 200-metre world records remain landmarks in athletics.
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Geography
The Mighty Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is larger than all of Earth's continents combined.
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Ideas
Gambler's Fallacy
Past independent random events do not make a particular future outcome due.
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Space
The Oldest Human-Made Object Still in Orbit
Vanguard 1, launched in 1958, is the oldest human-made object still orbiting Earth.
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Geography
K2: The Savage Mountain
K2 is the world's second-highest mountain and is renowned for its extreme climbing difficulty.
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Space
Moons of the Solar System
A collection of facts about the discoveries of moons orbiting Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
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History
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Sri Lanka is recognized as an ancient, historically documented planted tree.
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Ideas
Hanlon's Razor
Hanlon's Razor advises against attributing to malice what can be explained by error or misunderstanding.
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Geography
Pole of Inaccessibility
A pole of inaccessibility is the point on a landmass or ocean farthest from its boundary.
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Ideas
Sunk Cost Fallacy
The sunk cost fallacy makes people continue an unhelpful course because of resources already spent.
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Ideas
Stendhal Syndrome
Stendhal syndrome describes intense physical or emotional reactions to extraordinary beauty or art.
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Ideas
Jamais Vu
Jamais vu is the unsettling experience of something familiar temporarily feeling unfamiliar.
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Sports
Fastest Innings in Test Cricket
A comparison of the fewest balls faced to reach major batting milestones in Test cricket.
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Geography
The Greatest Vertical Drop on Earth
Mount Thor on Baffin Island is known for an extraordinary continuous vertical drop.
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Language
Etymology of ‘Emoji’
Emoji comes from Japanese words for picture and character, independently of emotion or emoticon.
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History
First Indian Text Translated Directly from Sanskrit into English
Charles Wilkins translated the Bhagavad Gita directly from Sanskrit into English in 1785.
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Geography
Andorra la Vella: Europe's Loftiest Capital
Andorra la Vella is the highest capital city in Europe.
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Geography
Flags Similar to India's When Rotated
The flags of Ivory Coast and Ireland resemble India's tricolour when their order is rotated.
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Film
Gandhi Film's Record for the Largest Number of Extras
The 1982 film Gandhi used an exceptionally large crowd for its funeral procession sequence.
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Geography
The Smallest Country in the Western Hemisphere
Saint Kitts and Nevis is the smallest sovereign country in the Western Hemisphere by area and population.
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History
Finland: Happiness and Universal Suffrage
Facts about Finland's happiness rankings and its early adoption of universal suffrage.
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History
Trinity: The World's First Nuclear Test
The Trinity test in New Mexico on 16 July 1945 was the world's first nuclear-weapon test.
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Science
How a Finger Snap Makes Sound
The characteristic snap comes chiefly from the finger striking the base of the thumb.
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Sports
Pelé: Three FIFA World Cups
Pelé is the only footballer to have been part of three FIFA World Cup-winning teams.
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Geography
Doubly Landlocked Countries
Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein are the world's only two doubly landlocked countries.
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Geography
The Bosphorus Strait: A Vital Waterway
The Bosphorus separates Europe and Asia while connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara.
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Geography
The Dardanelles Strait
The Dardanelles connects the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara in northwestern Türkiye.
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Geography
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait
The Bab el-Mandeb links the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and is a strategically important waterway.
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Geography
Strait of Gibraltar
The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Africa.
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Geography
The Strait of Dover
The Strait of Dover is the narrowest part of the English Channel between England and France.
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Geography
Cape Agulhas: Southernmost Point of Africa
Cape Agulhas is Africa's southernmost point and the conventional meeting place of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
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Sports
Novak Djokovic's Open Era Age Record
Novak Djokovic became the oldest Open Era player to reach all four Grand Slam semifinals in one year.
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Geography
Point Nemo: Earth's Most Remote Location
Point Nemo in the South Pacific is the oceanic point farthest from land.
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Geography
Mount Everest vs Mauna Kea
Everest is highest above sea level, while Mauna Kea is taller when measured from its base.
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Geography
Chimborazo: Farthest Point from Earth's Centre
Because Earth bulges at the equator, Chimborazo's summit is farthest from Earth's centre.
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History
The Longevity of the Current U.S. Flag
The current 50-star United States flag has become the longest-serving design in the country's history.
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Language
Shakespeare Used ‘Mathematics’ Only Once
Across Shakespeare's works, the word mathematics appears only in The Taming of the Shrew.
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Geography
Antipodes: Opposite Points on Earth
Antipodes are points connected by a straight line through the centre of Earth.
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Space
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2
A comparison of the missions, trajectories and extraordinary distances of the Voyager probes.
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Culture
Baby Shark: YouTube's Most-Viewed Video
Pinkfong's Baby Shark Dance became the most-viewed video on YouTube.
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Space
Apollo 13: Farthest Human Travel from Earth
The crew of Apollo 13 travelled farther from Earth than any other humans.
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Film
Adrien Brody: Youngest Best Actor Winner
Adrien Brody became the youngest winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor at age 29.
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Science
The Smallest Mammals by Weight
The Etruscan shrew and bumblebee bat are among the world's smallest mammals by weight.
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Sports
Adam Parore: Cricketer Who Climbed Everest
Former New Zealand cricketer Adam Parore successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest.
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Science
The Infinite Nature of Pi
Pi is irrational, with non-terminating and non-repeating decimal digits.
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Space
Apollo Moonwalking Records
Harrison Schmitt was the twelfth person on the Moon, while Eugene Cernan was the last to leave its surface.
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Space
Dwarf Planets: Ceres vs Eris
A comparison of the dwarf planets Ceres and Eris, including their size, orbit and discovery.
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Culture
Casio F-91W: A Best-Selling Watch
The Casio F-91W is widely recognized as one of history's best-selling digital watches.
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Culture
The Mona Lisa Has Her Own Mailbox
The Mona Lisa receives so much fan mail that she has a dedicated mailbox at the Louvre Museum.
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Language
Buffalo Buffalo: A Grammatically Correct Sentence
The word buffalo can function as an adjective, noun and verb, producing a grammatical sentence of eight identical words.
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Geography
True Proportional Areas of Kerala's 14 Districts
A comparison of Kerala's 14 districts using circles scaled in true proportion to their official land areas.
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