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Structure
Earth is composed of several layers:
Inner Core: A solid sphere of iron and nickel, about 759 miles (1,221 kilometers) in radius, with temperatures up to 9,800°F (5,400°C).
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J is the only letter that doesn’t appear on the periodic table.
One of the fun facts for whenever you feel excluded: All 26 letters of the alphabet can be found in the periodic table except for the letter J. Out of the 118 elements, not once is J used.
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A man once won a horse race after he died.
This one will have you saying, “What the fact?!” but this dark fun fact is definitely takes “winning spirit” to another level. Frank Hayes was a jockey who suffered a fatal heart attack mid-race. However, his horse still led and finished the race in first place. As such, Hayes was the first and only jockey to win a race posthumously in 1923.
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At birth, baby pandas are smaller than mice.
Giant pandas may grow to over 6 feet, but one of the interesting fun facts about them is their tiny size upon birth. A newborn panda cub weighs 3-5 ounces and is the measly size of a butter stick. That’s almost 1/900th the size of its mother!
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What do you call a famous turtle? A shell-ebrity!
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What cookie flavor do monkeys love? Chocolate Chimp!
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Jack Daniel was believed to die from kicking a safe.
Another morbidly funny fact: Jack Daniel was said to die from kicking a vault. According to the tale, he broke his toe after kicking the safe in anger due to not remembering the combination. It was then that he contracted sepsis. However, this admittedly ridiculous story has since been refuted by some experts.
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A coffee taster has his tongue insured for ÂŁ10 million.
Gennaro Pelliccia of Costa Coffee got his tongue insured for ÂŁ10 million in 2009.
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What does a triceratops sit on? Its tricera-bottom!
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What kind of pizza do dogs eat? Pup-eroni pizza!
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Origin and Evolution
Big Bang Theory: The leading explanation for the universe’s origin is the Big Bang, which occurred about 13.8 billion years ago. All space, time, matter, and energy began from an extremely hot, dense state and have been expanding ever since.
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Herring fish communicate by farting.
When herring fish release gas, the bubbles it produces make a high-frequency sound that only herring can hear. The fish use this noise to arrange themselves into “protective shoals” during the night to keep them safe from predators.
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What is the strongest animal in the sea? Mussels!
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What kind of chicken is the funniest? A comedi-hen!
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Where did the music teacher leave her keys? In the piano!
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Which superhero hits home runs? Batman!
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What fruit do twins love? Pears!
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Who eats snails? People who don’t like fast food!
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Outer Core: A 1,400-mile-thick (2,300 kilometers) layer of liquid iron and nickel surrounding the inner core.
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A kimono literally translates to “thing to wear.”
Japanese people are known for their punctuality and precise way of life, but it seems they also have a distinct discipline of words. One of the interesting fun facts about Japan is that the word “kimono” literally translates to a “thing to wear.” Ki means “wear,” while mono means “thing”.
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How long does it take to make butter? An echurnity!
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When you look for something, why is it always in the last place you look? Because when you find it, you stop looking.
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What is the difference between ignorance and apathy? I don’t know, and I don’t care.
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What is an insect’s favorite sport? Cricket.
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What type of flower should you not give on Valentine’s Day? Cauli-flower.
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Why should you never ask a dinosaur to read a story if you are in a hurry? Their tales are too long.
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Dark Matter and Dark Energy: Ordinary matter (everything we can see and touch) makes up less than 5% of the universe. About 27% is dark matter, which does not emit light but exerts gravitational effects, and about 68% is dark energy, a mysterious force driving the universe’s accelerated expansion.
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What do you call a woman with one leg? Eileen.
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What did the pirate say when he turned 80? Aye matey.
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Why did the yogurt go to the art exhibition? Because it was cultured.
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Size and Scale
The observable universe is at least 93 billion light-years across, but the total size may be much greater and possibly infinite.
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What do you call an apology written in dots and dashes? Re-Morse code.
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Why is it annoying to eat next to basketball players? They dribble all the time.
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What breed of dog can jump higher than buildings? Any dog, because buildings can’t jump.
The universe is isotropic and homogeneous on large scales, meaning it looks the same in all directions and locations when viewed at a sufficiently large scale.
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How many times can you subtract 10 from 100? Once. The next time you would be subtracting 10 from 90.
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Why did it get so hot in the baseball stadium after the game? All of the fans left.
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Cosmic Inflation: In the first fraction of a second, the universe underwent a rapid expansion called inflation, which set the stage for its large-scale structure.
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Formation of Structures: As the universe cooled, subatomic particles formed atoms, which eventually coalesced into stars, galaxies, and larger structures.