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The letters a & e in words such as 'encyclopædia' are held together by a covalent bond.
4:14 AM Nov 20th
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The legs are the only parts of a person's body which continue to grow throughout their life and for up to 5 years after their death.
7:58 AM Oct 26th
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Without knowledge of general relativity, adjusting clocks for daylight savings would risk tearing apart the fabric of spacetime.
3:03 AM Oct 25th
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Crossrail will be the first subterranean railway line in London not to be constructed primarily from chicken wire and aluminium foil.
5:00 PM Oct 24th
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1966 saw the only Olympics ever to be held entirely in the ocean after a military coup left them with no venue on land.
2:33 PM Oct 20th
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Similarly, irrational numbers range from π (which is almost rational), to √2 (which just cannot be reasoned with at all).
12:51 PM Oct 19th
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Imaginary numbers range from i (√−1) (almost real as it is imagined by so many people). To g³ (which has never been imagined before).
12:46 PM Oct 19th
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The average person blinks 5 to 7 times every second.
12:24 PM Oct 9th
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Oxbow lakes are created by rivers as an emergency water supply to keep them flowing in times of drought.
3:10 PM Oct 6th
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Every day, worldwide around 7,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity is lost to birds recharging on power lines.
1:47 PM Oct 4th
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The Eurasian Gigapede (Archispirostreptus milies milies milia) has almost one billion legs; and an infinite number of toes.
1:46 PM Oct 4th
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Many European countries follow a metric calendar with 10 days per week and 20 months, including Mume, Thruptember, Foy and Sauguary.
4:39 PM Oct 3rd
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The quality (but also cost) of parachutes has increased noticeably since the unionisation of silkworms in 2001.
5:28 AM Oct 3rd
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Mirrors show our image back-to-front; but not upside-down, because even reflections are subject to Earth's gravitational pull.
3:12 AM Sep 27th
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Five of the wars waged in the 20th century began as sports matches before getting out of hand and escalating into military conflicts.
4:57 AM Sep 26th
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Female ostriches are actually adept at flying, but choose not to because of the attached social stigma.
6:10 PM Sep 19th
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Bubbles in sparkling drinks occur because the addition of carbon dioxide drastically reduces the boiling point of a sugar solution.
8:53 AM Sep 15th
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Most early experiments with harnessing electricity were conducted with the intention of using it as a cheap alternative to vinegar.
2:04 AM Sep 14th
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The Fact of the Day institute was established as a government organisation in 1872 and privatised by accident in 2004.
6:38 AM Sep 13th
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Norway reimports 22% of its own exported goods due to ancient superstitions.
3:57 PM Sep 10th
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