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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.
Geta sandals elevate feet from mud and once let geishas announce their presence through distinct, echoing clicks
Tom Hanks is Abraham Lincoln’s third cousin, four generations removed.
In 2018, a typo at Samsung Securities triggered a $100B stock error—causing chaos and a sharp price drop.
Daisugi is a 14th-century Japanese pruning method that produces straight lumber while keeping the parent tree alive and intact.
Avocados contain persin, which is toxic to many animals.
A Nigerian fisherman unknowingly caught a rare blue marlin—worth millions—but shared it with his village instead.
These common veggies don’t grow in the wild—they were bred from wild cabbage.
Snow gum trees reveal colorful bark streaks as outer layers peel and oxidize at different stages.
Ostriches have the largest eyes of any land animal—great for spotting danger on the savanna.
In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented riveted jeans to reinforce stress points for hard-working miners.
Erika Eiffel symbolically married the Eiffel Tower, highlighting objectophilia and challenging norms about love and identity.
Superstition leads many skyscrapers to skip labeling the 13th floor—though it still exists physically.
Doha, Qatar is the first city to use blue roads to lower asphalt temperatures by up to 20°C.
A Congolese tradition forbids couples from smiling on their wedding day to show commitment and respect
A theory suggests a second moon once orbited Earth—until it crashed into the Moon we know today.
Messi sent a signed jersey to a boy who wore one made from a plastic bag.
Legend says the Chesterfield was designed to keep coats crisp and catch cigar ash in its folds.
A new rubber horseshoe from Australia offers comfort, grip, and flexibility—no nails required
A massive flamingo sculpture at Tampa Airport creates a surreal underwater illusion.
Triton’s backward orbit hints it was captured, not born with Neptune.
