Strange But True: Octlantis
By Lucie Winborne
"Octlantis" is an underwater city off the coast of Australia where octopuses have built homes and formed communities.
Skin cancer is the world's most common cancer.
When a 1994 power outage in Los Angeles knocked out city lights, many residents were able to see the Milky Way for the first time and were so confused by the sight that they called 911.
Theophilus Van Kannel was inspired to invent the revolving door because he disliked opening doors for women.
Cocoa powder was once used as a makeup foundation.
Prior to 1949, the grass on tennis courts was kept at 2 inches long, until a player was bitten by a snake. Now it's a safer 5/16 of an inch.
The tension of the 230-odd strings on a grand piano exerts a combined force of 20 tons on the instrument's cast-iron frame.
Chickpeas and almonds contain nearly as much protein as steak.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki are no longer radioactive, largely because the bombs that struck them never touched the ground but detonated in the air.
Steven Blumberg stole 23,000 rare books from 268 libraries across the U.S., at a value of $5.3 million, earning him the nickname "Book Bandit" and the distinctive title of America's most successful book thief.
According to French heritage law, the "Mona Lisa" belongs to the public.
Ice cream was invented in 7th-century China when King Tang commissioned a group of "ice men" to create a cold dessert from buffalo milk, flour and camphor.
People belonging to a specific clique in high school, such as "athlete," "cheerleader," "geek" or "teacher's pet," were more likely to be in an office clique.
Thought for the Day: "It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." -- Albert Einstein
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