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Random Facts, Daily Facts, InterestingCuriousOneMarch 18, 2019Comment

The key difference between a ship and a boat is a ship can carry a boat, but a boat cannot carry a ship

Random Facts, Daily Facts, InterestingCuriousOneMarch 18, 2019Comment

The key difference between a ship and a boat is a ship can carry a boat, but a boat cannot carry a ship

Random Facts, Daily Facts, InterestingCuriousOneMarch 18, 2019Comment

The wheel on Wheel of Fortune weighs 2,400 pounds (1,100 kg)

Random Facts, Daily Facts, InterestingCuriousOneMarch 18, 2019Comment

The wheel on Wheel of Fortune weighs 2,400 pounds (1,100 kg)

Science, Interesting, Random Facts, Daily FactsCuriousOneMarch 19, 2019Produce, staycurious, Suffer, Fact, Meaning, Don't, Hair, Being, Vitamin, More, Facts, Other, Much, Redheads, Than, Verified, Sun, Colors, TheyComment

Redheads produce more vitamin D than other hair colors, meaning they don't suffer as much from not being in the sun.

Science, Interesting, Random Facts, Daily FactsCuriousOneMarch 19, 2019Produce, staycurious, Suffer, Fact, Meaning, Don't, Hair, Being, Vitamin, More, Facts, Other, Much, Redheads, Than, Verified, Sun, Colors, TheyComment

Redheads produce more vitamin D than other hair colors, meaning they don't suffer as much from not being in the sun.

Daily Facts, Interesting, Records, Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 18, 2019Comment

A french artist consumed an entire Cessna 150 airplane.

Daily Facts, Interesting, Records, Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 18, 2019Comment

A french artist consumed an entire Cessna 150 airplane.

Daily Facts, Holidays, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 14, 2019Comment

Historically, the Lenten restrictions on eating AND drinking alcohol , were lifted on St. Patrick’s Day

Daily Facts, Holidays, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 14, 2019Comment

Historically, the Lenten restrictions on eating AND drinking alcohol , were lifted on St. Patrick’s Day

Daily Facts, Interesting, Science, Animals, Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 14, 2019Comment

Ducklings have two sets of visual memory, able to recognise images in one eye that they don't recognise in the other.

Daily Facts, Interesting, Science, Animals, Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 14, 2019Comment

Ducklings have two sets of visual memory, able to recognise images in one eye that they don't recognise in the other.

Daily Facts, Interesting, Science, Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 14, 2019Comment

Daily Facts, Interesting, Science, Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 14, 2019Comment

An American woman is being questioned in California for allegedly trying to sell a moon rock for $1.7m (£1.05m). The woman, whose identity has not been revealed, was held in a sting operation when she showed the rock to a Nasa investigator in Lake Elsinore. Moon rocks are considered national treasure in the United States and their sale is illegal. The rock was recovered but Nasa investigators have not yet determined whether it is genuine. The sting operation had been planned for several months and took place at a restaurant. Gail Robinson, Nasa's deputy inspector general, told the Los Angeles Times: "It's possible this is a moon rock, but it has to be tested first." It quoted Ms Robinson as saying the woman was in custody but had not been formally arrested. Many hundreds of kilograms of rock were collected from Nasa missions to the Moon, mainly during the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 missions. Hundreds were handed out as gifts to foreign nations and US states, and scores of those remain unaccounted for. Two interns stole a small amount of moon rock from the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, in 2002. There have also been a number of cases of attempts to sell fake moon rocks. And in 2009, a supposed moon rock from the first manned lunar landing, Apollo 11, given to the Dutch national museum in Amsterdam, proved to be nothing more than petrified wood. @Curionic #staycurious Source Image Credit

Random Facts, History, Daily Facts, InterestingCuriousOneMarch 13, 2019Comment

People leave pennies on John Wilkes Booth's grave to give Lincoln the last word

Random Facts, History, Daily Facts, InterestingCuriousOneMarch 13, 2019Comment

People leave pennies on John Wilkes Booth's grave to give Lincoln the last word

Interesting, Random Facts, Daily FactsCuriousOneMarch 12, 2019Comment

Landlords are required to disclose previous deaths to renters in California.

Interesting, Random Facts, Daily FactsCuriousOneMarch 12, 2019Comment

Landlords are required to disclose previous deaths to renters in California.

Interesting, Records, Daily Facts, Science, History, Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 11, 2019Comment

The 'loneliest organism' in the world. A single, lone cycad tree, the dominant tree during the dinosaur era, was discovered in Africa in 1895. They have yet to find a mate to pollinate it.

Interesting, Records, Daily Facts, Science, History, Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 11, 2019Comment

The 'loneliest organism' in the world. A single, lone cycad tree, the dominant tree during the dinosaur era, was discovered in Africa in 1895. They have yet to find a mate to pollinate it.

Daily Facts, Animals, Random Facts, InterestingCuriousOneMarch 11, 2019Comment

Rabbits are such delicate animals that they can die of fright. Children younger than 12 should not have rabbits as pets.

Daily Facts, Animals, Random Facts, InterestingCuriousOneMarch 11, 2019Comment

Rabbits are such delicate animals that they can die of fright. Children younger than 12 should not have rabbits as pets.

History, Interesting, Daily Facts, Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 10, 2019Comment

According to Welsh mythology, fairies would ride corgis into battle.

History, Interesting, Daily Facts, Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 10, 2019Comment

According to Welsh mythology, fairies would ride corgis into battle.

Random Facts, Daily Facts, InterestingRicky BurroughsMarch 09, 2019Comment

Even in a worst-case scenario, Rubix cubes are no more than 20 moves from being solved

Random Facts, Daily Facts, InterestingRicky BurroughsMarch 09, 2019Comment

Even in a worst-case scenario, Rubix cubes are no more than 20 moves from being solved

Daily Facts, Random Facts, History, InterestingCuriousOneFebruary 25, 2019Comment

In medieval Europe, resolving marital disputes often involved trial by combat.

Daily Facts, Random Facts, History, InterestingCuriousOneFebruary 25, 2019Comment

In medieval Europe, resolving marital disputes often involved trial by combat.

Random Facts, Interesting, Daily FactsCuriousOneFebruary 24, 2019Comment

A hacker who, while serving five years for hacking, signed up for a prison IT class, and successfully hacked into the prison's mainframe

Random Facts, Interesting, Daily FactsCuriousOneFebruary 24, 2019Comment

A hacker who, while serving five years for hacking, signed up for a prison IT class, and successfully hacked into the prison's mainframe

Daily Facts, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneFebruary 23, 2019Comment

In 1980 an oil drilling company misinterpreted the coordinate referance system causing it to puncture the salt mine below it and draining the entire Lake Peigneur into it.

Daily Facts, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneFebruary 23, 2019Comment

In 1980 an oil drilling company misinterpreted the coordinate referance system causing it to puncture the salt mine below it and draining the entire Lake Peigneur into it.

Daily Facts, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneFebruary 23, 2019Comment

In medieval manuscripts there are many depictions of knights fighting giant snails. There's no solid reason why.

Daily Facts, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneFebruary 23, 2019Comment

In medieval manuscripts there are many depictions of knights fighting giant snails. There's no solid reason why.

Daily Facts, Inventions, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneFebruary 19, 2019Comment

The first ever photocopier, the Xerox 914, caught fire so frequently that a “scorch eliminator”, a small fire extinguisher, was provided with the copier.

Daily Facts, Inventions, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneFebruary 19, 2019Comment

The first ever photocopier, the Xerox 914, caught fire so frequently that a “scorch eliminator”, a small fire extinguisher, was provided with the copier.

Interesting, Daily Facts, Random FactsCuriousOneFebruary 16, 2019Comment

McRefugees, people who use McDonald's 'doors always open policy' and 'live' in McDonald's restaurants due to the high living costs in Hong Kong and Japan.

Interesting, Daily Facts, Random FactsCuriousOneFebruary 16, 2019Comment

McRefugees, people who use McDonald's 'doors always open policy' and 'live' in McDonald's restaurants due to the high living costs in Hong Kong and Japan.

Science, Interesting, Daily Facts, Random Facts, HistoryCuriousOneFebruary 16, 2019Comment

The Golden Records on the Voyager probes includes copyrighted material that aliens will be able to access and use completely for free, but we can't.

Science, Interesting, Daily Facts, Random Facts, HistoryCuriousOneFebruary 16, 2019Comment

The Golden Records on the Voyager probes includes copyrighted material that aliens will be able to access and use completely for free, but we can't.

Interesting, Daily Facts, Random FactsCuriousOneFebruary 16, 2019Comment

Swedish blood banks texts donors to notify them whenever their blood helps save a life.

Interesting, Daily Facts, Random FactsCuriousOneFebruary 16, 2019Comment

Swedish blood banks texts donors to notify them whenever their blood helps save a life.

Daily Facts, Interesting, Inventions, Random Facts, HistoryCuriousOneFebruary 16, 2019Comment

The FAX machine was invented the same year the great migration on the Oregon Trail began

Daily Facts, Interesting, Inventions, Random Facts, HistoryCuriousOneFebruary 16, 2019Comment

The FAX machine was invented the same year the great migration on the Oregon Trail began

Animals, Random Facts, Daily Facts, InterestingCuriousOneFebruary 12, 2019Comment

Female Dragonflies will fake their own deaths in order to avoid sexual advances from unwanted males.

Animals, Random Facts, Daily Facts, InterestingCuriousOneFebruary 12, 2019Comment

Female Dragonflies will fake their own deaths in order to avoid sexual advances from unwanted males.

Animals, Random Facts, Daily Facts, InterestingCuriousOneFebruary 16, 2019Comment

Japanese cattle used for Kobe Beef is fed beer to stimulate their appetite

Animals, Random Facts, Daily Facts, InterestingCuriousOneFebruary 16, 2019Comment

Japanese cattle used for Kobe Beef is fed beer to stimulate their appetite