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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.
Bolivia’s San Pedro Prison runs without guards inside—prisoners govern, work, and live with their families.
A new rubber horseshoe from Australia offers comfort, grip, and flexibility—no nails required
Snow gum trees reveal colorful bark streaks as outer layers peel and oxidize at different stages.
Dr. Dre disliked his voice and was hesitant to rap until N.W.A pushed him into it.
In 2018, a typo at Samsung Securities triggered a $100B stock error—causing chaos and a sharp price drop.
Triton’s backward orbit hints it was captured, not born with Neptune.
Doha, Qatar is the first city to use blue roads to lower asphalt temperatures by up to 20°C.
Ostriches have the largest eyes of any land animal—great for spotting danger on the savanna.
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.
Innovative Pugedon machines in Istanbul let people recycle bottles and cans to dispense food and water for stray dogs and cats.
Tom Hanks is Abraham Lincoln’s third cousin, four generations removed.
During WWII, British women carried gas mask handbags—blending fashion with survival; today, they’re rare, clever collectibles.
A massive flamingo sculpture at Tampa Airport creates a surreal underwater illusion.
Superstition leads many skyscrapers to skip labeling the 13th floor—though it still exists physically.
These common veggies don’t grow in the wild—they were bred from wild cabbage.
Erika Eiffel symbolically married the Eiffel Tower, highlighting objectophilia and challenging norms about love and identity.
Messi sent a signed jersey to a boy who wore one made from a plastic bag.
The arteries of a blue whale are so massive, a human could swim through the largest ones.
A Nigerian fisherman unknowingly caught a rare blue marlin—worth millions—but shared it with his village instead.
A theory suggests a second moon once orbited Earth—until it crashed into the Moon we know today.
In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented riveted jeans to reinforce stress points for hard-working miners.
Avocados contain persin, which is toxic to many animals.
