Random facts
October 1, 2024 đ
There are only two Shakers left pursuing the groupâs utopian ideals. They live in a sturdily furnished house originally built to sleep 70 people.
A Kmart store in Bridgehampton, New York, the last full-line Kmart store to operate in the mainland United States, will close this month.
A type of magma found within extinct volcanoes could contain an abundant supply of rare earth elements, crucial ingredients for electric vehicles and other clean technologies.
The first billionaire to walk in space says the experience wasnât a particularly âpeacefulâ one. Jared Isaacman, who conducted the spacewalk on SpaceXâs Polaris Dawn mission, called space a âhard, very threatening environment.â
Human heart tissue shows signs of accelerated aging after just one month in space.
Louisiana has become the first state in the US to officially accept cryptocurrency payments for government services.
Microsoft has signed a 20-year deal to revive a nuclear reactor at the Three Mile Island plant, securing vital energy for its AI ambitions.
Crafting a 100-word email with A.I. requires the equivalent of a bottle of water and enough electricity to power 14 LED light bulbs for one hour.
Tennis players live longer. A Danish study says the sport can add a decade to practitionersâ lives.
The animated Australian kidsâ show âBlueyâ is the most-watched show in the U.S., where Nielsen says it has already been streamed for 35 billion minutes this year.
Amid changing attitudes and new legislation in the US, an increasing number of people are using cannabis with one curious exceptionâteenagers.
A new study finds that dogsâ brains sync with ours when we gaze into their eyes.
Indiaâs wedding market is worth $130 billion. Half of the spending on the lavish events goes toward jewelry.
In South Korea, home to the wealthy worldâs lowest birthrate, the sales of dog strollers are outpacing those of baby strollers for the first time.
Invest bank JPMorgan Chase will implement new safety measures following concerns about brutal work conditions, including limiting bankers to 80 hours per week. đ
The largest known living organism is an aspen grove in Utah called Pando, which is Latin for âI spread.â
The median U.S. workerâs earnings are about $50,000 a year; Glenlivet just unveiled a $55,000 bottle of scotch to celebrate its 200th anniversary.
The average lifespan of an urban street tree is just 19 to 28 years.
Americans can now renew their passports online.
Snapchat wants to combine A.I. with your selfies to sell ads that target you and feature you.
A startup named after Lord of the Rings just unleashed a cheap missile into global arms markets.
Womenâs basketball was on a whole lot of TVs this year. ESPN says the WNBAâs regular season had a record audience, nearly tripling in viewership this year.
New research reveals a neural explanation for choking under pressure: a deficit in motor preparation induced by an overly large potential âjackpotâ payoff.
Dogs have more than 100 million sensory receptors in their noses (compared to the 6 million humans have). The part of their brain thatâs devoted to processing scents is also about 40 times larger than that of a personâs.
College students are hiring interior designers and shelling out more than $10,000 to customize their dorm rooms. Videos of custom college pads often go viral on TikTok.
A dye that helps to give Doritos their orange hue applied to the skin of live mice allowed scientists to peer through tissues at the structures below, including blood vessels and internal organs.
Half of the fruit eaten in the U.S. doesnât come from the U.S. Blueberries and raspberries are among the crops that are more frequently being imported.
The pawpaw is North Americaâs largest native edible fruit.
Orange juice futures are trading at triple their levels a couple years ago. A drought in Brazil â the worst in 50 years â is dramatically shrinking citrus crops.
A new, in-depth analysis confirms that the brushstrokes in van Goghâs painting The Starry Night are consistent with the fluid dynamics of Earth's atmosphereâand, possibly, the broader Universe.
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