A Victorian sewer worker once proved he’d found a tunnel into the Bank of England’s gold vaults and for his honesty, was given £800 (about £90,000 in today's money).
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Electric cables are the invisible heroes of our modern lifestyle and our technological developments and they surround us like spider web. 🧐 https://t.co/y9MtFHorEz
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The Darian calendar has been proposed for living on Mars. It has 24 months and the years start from Earth year 1609 CE (when Johannes Kepler’s first observed the planet).
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Charles Richter: Seismologist and nudist. #accessibilty text: Photo of a smiling Charles Richter with text that reads: Charles Richter, of the Richter scale, was an avid nudist.
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At various points throughout the year, the hottest part of the solar system is Didcot. There is a nuclear fusion reactor there that can reach temperatures higher than the sun.
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Katanas are useless without proper skills
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Inmates had to defend a point of view with which they fiercely disagreed: “Resolved: Public schools in the United States should have the ability to deny enrollment to undocumented students.”
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That just shows you the power of exponential growth set in place with giants like Aristotle!🔭🔬🧬🧪 Daily fun facts wtffunfacts
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