What an interesting world! Discover the fascinating facts and amazing stories about the world around you: In 1841, Anders Celsius defined his temperature scale on the melting and boiling temperature of water.
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The only time you were wrong is when you thought you were wrong. Fortunately, you know your fast facts: Hiccups happen when the diaphragm, the muscle that controls our breathing, becomes irritated and start to spasm and contract uncontrollably.
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Browsing the phobias you might develop a fear of words: logophobia. If you handled short words well but fear long words: hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. more
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Did you know that you have a 1 in 649 739 chance of being dealt a Royal Straight Flush when you play poker? Your chances of getting struck by lightning is actually higher.
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