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29/09/2022

In 1506, more than a 1000 year old statue was unearthed. The main figure, Laocoön, was missing an arm. The pope commissioned a contest to find who would recreate the missing arm best. Michelangelo's version lost. In 1906, the original arm was found and it had nearly the exact same pose Michelangelo had sculpted.

29/09/2022

A rat can squeeze through holes or gaps the size of a quarter because its skull is not plated together, so it can change the shape of its head and squeeze through a very small opening. They are able to leap 4 feet laterally, can fall 5 floors without any injuries, and tread water for 3 days.

27/09/2022

"Deadpool" has regularly broken the fourth wall. (He knew that he was in comic books). This was due to his "Comic Awareness," which was a pun about Captain Marvel's "Cosmic Awareness".

27/09/2022

24/09/2022

About 40% of the corn grown in the USA is used for ethanol to add to fuel and another 40% is used for livestock feed.

24/09/2022

22/09/2022

IKEA Food is one of the largest food chains in the world. In 2016. IKEA served some 650 million diners a year, across 48 countries around the world. IKEA Food had annual sales of about $1.8 billion in 2016.

20/09/2022

Alexander the Great once organized an Olympic Games to honor a dead religious leader in India. However, since the Indians weren't familiar with Greek sport, he opted for a wine-drinking contest instead. 41 contestants died and the winner lived for just four days after his victory.