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The packaging problems of round fruit can be solved by making them square. In Korea, some apples are grown in plastic moulds so they take on a square shape.
Inspired by trampolines, Moon Shoes let kids bounce—but led to twisted ankles and safety recalls.
Dr. Dre disliked his voice and was hesitant to rap until N.W.A pushed him into it.
Bolivia’s San Pedro Prison runs without guards inside—prisoners govern, work, and live with their families.
The arteries of a blue whale are so massive, a human could swim through the largest ones.
Ostriches have the largest eyes of any land animal—great for spotting danger on the savanna.
A massive flamingo sculpture at Tampa Airport creates a surreal underwater illusion.
A new rubber horseshoe from Australia offers comfort, grip, and flexibility—no nails required
These common veggies don’t grow in the wild—they were bred from wild cabbage.
A theory suggests a second moon once orbited Earth—until it crashed into the Moon we know today.
Tom Hanks is Abraham Lincoln’s third cousin, four generations removed.
Daisugi is a 14th-century Japanese pruning method that produces straight lumber while keeping the parent tree alive and intact.
In Churchill, unlocked cars offer emergency shelter from unexpected polar bear encounters.
Legend says the Chesterfield was designed to keep coats crisp and catch cigar ash in its folds.
In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented riveted jeans to reinforce stress points for hard-working miners.
Geta sandals elevate feet from mud and once let geishas announce their presence through distinct, echoing clicks
Built in 312 BC, this Roman road has stood the test of time.
A Nigerian fisherman unknowingly caught a rare blue marlin—worth millions—but shared it with his village instead.
Triton’s backward orbit hints it was captured, not born with Neptune.
Erika Eiffel symbolically married the Eiffel Tower, highlighting objectophilia and challenging norms about love and identity.
Doha, Qatar is the first city to use blue roads to lower asphalt temperatures by up to 20°C.
