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Shakuntala Devi, also known as the human computer, gave the 23rd root of a 201 digit number in 50 seconds. The answer(546,372,891) was verified at the US Bureau of Standards by the UNIVAC 1101 computer, for which a special program had to be written to perform such a large calculation.
Jules Verne’s shelved 1863 novel “Paris in the Twentieth Century” predicted gas-powered cars, fax machines, electric street lighting, maglev trains, the record industry, the internet. His publisher deemed it pessimistic and lackluster. It was discovered in 1989 and published 5 years later.
There are plenty of things we grew up learning as being the gospel truth turning out to be wrong. For instance, I thought Milli Vanilli were the greatest thing ever as a kid, but as new facts came to light, I had to reconsider my stance.
Learning something brand new that dispels your common knowledge is always a weird experience. These facts might just fall into that category for you.
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Debunked!
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Small talk is one of life’s necessary evils. Sure, it can be a little awkward fumbling around for something to say to fill the silence, but if you work through it, you may be rewarded with some truly great conversation.
I’m here to give you these conversation starters so that you’re not fumbling around as long next time.
Consider it a gift.
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Now you have no excuses for not bothering random strangers.
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In 1313, 60 Scottish soldiers disguised as cows seized control of a castle held by the English.
After the band Chumbawamba was paid $100,000 by General Motors for the use of their song “Pass it Along” in an ad, they then donated 100% of the proceeds to activist groups for the purpose of beginning information and environmental campaigns against GM.
These facts are about a wide variety of topics, but they’ve got one very important feature in common: they’re memorable, interesting facts that’ll impress anyone you drop them on.
Heck, you might even share them with your pals.
You may proceed.
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Charles Darwin needs to be honored for this achievement.
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We get it, we’re all in a rush to get things done these days. So here are some fast facts that you can squeeze into your day at any time, then get back to it!
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FAST! And informative…
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In 2017, a dog named Odin refused to leave his flock of goats behind during the California Tubbs Fire as his owners fled to safety. Days later, the owners came back to their property to find Odin survived and managed to keep all the goats alive.
A Florida man used a cell phone jammer everyday while travelling to work because he didn’t want drivers around him to be distracted on their phones. As a result, he was fined $48,000 by the FCC.