• If you put seals on a ship, they will get seasick. While the cause of sea-sickness is known in humans, it is not known in animals.(Source)

    science

  • The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes! It was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. It was over the ascension of the next Sultan in Zanzibar and resulted in a British victory.(Source)

    history

  • React was developed by Google(Source)

    technology

  • Human DNA is 99.9% identical from person to person(Source)

    science

  • Lisbon is the capital of Portugal(Source)

    society

  • Millennial dads spend 3 times as much time with their kids than their fathers spent with them. In 1982, 43% of fathers had never changed a diaper. Today, that number is down to 3%(Source)

    society

  • There is enough DNA in the average person’s body to stretch from the sun to Pluto and back — 17 times(Source)

    science

  • [DISPUTED❓]As of 2023, Breaking Bad is the highest-rated TV show on IMDb with a rating of 9.4/10(Source)

    entertainment

  • The first 1GB hard drive was made in 1980 and had a price of $40,000!(Source)

    history

  • [DISPUTED❓]React is being developed by Meta (formerly facebook)(Source)

    technology

  • "typewriter" is the longest English word you can type using 1 row of the QWERTY keyboard(Source)

    technology

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