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Fun fact: an asteroid called 99942 Apophis

Will pass by our earth in April 13 2029. it will be 20000 miles away from earths surface. 99942 Apophis is a 375 meter long asteroid and asteroids this big being this close to earths surface happens once in every 5000-7500 years. If you want to see this event you can use Google Calendar, ticktick, todoists. And it will remind you when that time comes

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u/The_chair_knight — 1 day ago

Fun fact: andromeda galaxy is visible with the naked eye

If you go in the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere close to the equator with no light pollution you can see the andromeda galaxy with just the naked eye

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u/The_chair_knight — 1 day ago

Fun fact: the strongest meteor shower of the year

Is the December 12-13 meteor shower. (Geminids) It is best to watch at 10 pm to 2 am and can be seen from almost every region besides Argentina and chile (they can see it but it wont nearly be as much) there is a estimated 120-150 meteors per hour. The best places to watch the meteor shower is North America, Europe, mexico and countries that are near Mexico. If you want to see this space event you can download Google calander and it will remind you when that time comes

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u/The_chair_knight — 2 days ago

Fun Fact - Cotard’s Delusion (Walking Corpse Syndrome)

In this rare neuropsychiatric condition, patients become convinced they are already dead, that their organs have rotted away, or that they no longer exist. Some refuse to eat because they believe their digestive system has ceased functioning. The delusion can arise after brain injury, severe depression, or certain neurological diseases.

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u/No_Chipmunk_3174 — 3 days ago

Fun Fact - You swallow a significant volume of mucus every day

The average person produces and swallows roughly 1.5 quarts (about 1.4 liters) of phlegm and mucus daily. Most of it is moved from the airways by cilia and swallowed without conscious awareness.

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u/No_Chipmunk_3174 — 2 days ago
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Fun fact: 2002 has the least amount of births out of every other 2000s year

We the forgotten year of the 2000s 😞

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u/Ok_Gas_9477 — 5 days ago
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A little "disturbing" fun fact. Your body is already being eaten while you’re still alive (and accelerates dramatically after death)

Within roughly four minutes of clinical death, the bacteria that live in your large intestine begin actively consuming your tissues. These microbes, previously kept in check by your immune system and oxygenated blood flow, escape the gut, ferment proteins, and produce gases like methane, hydrogen sulfide, and ammonia. This is the start of putrefaction. The shift is so consistent that forensic scientists now study the “thanatomicrobiome” (the postmortem microbial community) as a potential clock for estimating time of death.

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u/No_Chipmunk_3174 — 4 days ago

did you know Teddy Roosevelt

was shot in the chest during a speech and concluded he was just fine and continued to speak for over an hour before allowing medical aid?

we need another Teddy Roosevelt. that guy is responsible for fighting to protect the land that became our national parks and to keep the native wildlife safe and free.

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u/dundunndon — 4 days ago

Fun fact, you can sleep with your eyes open like a fish.

Happens in sleep depriviation, parts of your brain switch off like you are asleep for a second or two. Your eyes stay completely open. That is why it is dangerous to drive or operate heavy equipment when sleep deprived.

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u/Responsible-Fun-8389 — 5 days ago
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Fun fact about farts. Just gonna leave this here:

  1. Some people produce flamable farts.
  2. Held in farts can be reabsorbed and come out through your lungs.
  3. Really smelly concentrated farts can contain poop, yes, aerosolised poop.
  4. Farts get their smell from intestines, not from poop.
  5. Farts are mainly produced in colon, not rectum.
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u/Responsible-Fun-8389 — 7 days ago
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A typical cumulus cloud weighs about 500 metric tons (1.1 million pounds), equivalent to 100 elephants.

u/Impossible-Bee-5343 — 6 days ago

Fun fact, blues wasn't always for boys...

Early 20th Century: The color assignments were originally reversed or mixed. In 1918, a trade publication called The Infants' Department stated that pink was for boys because it was a stronger, bolder color (derived from red), while blue was considered daintier and more fitting for girls.

The 1940s Shift: Manufacturers and department stores began standardizing gendered colors to increase profits. By cementing pink as feminine and blue as masculine, retailers ensured that younger siblings could not easily reuse or hand-down clothing of the opposite color, forcing families to buy new, separate sets of goods.

https://www.google.com/search?q=blue+for+girls+pink+for+boys+advertising&oq=blue+for+girls+pink+for+boys+advertising+&gs\_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCTExOTE1ajBqN6gCD7ACAQ&client=ms-android-telstra-au-rvc2&sourceid=chrome-mobile&source=chrome.ob&ie=UTF-8#lfId=ChxjMe

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u/I_Was77 — 5 days ago

Did you know a worker honeybee may live only about 6 weeks, visit thousands of flowers, and make just about 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime? Tiny life, massive work. Thank you, precious bees.

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u/FifthWaveThinker — 5 days ago