Strange But True: Zipline to School
By Lucie Winborne
In a remote area of Colombia called Los Pinos, some students have to get to school on a zipline up to 800 meters long.
A teaspoon of a neutron star would weigh over a trillion tons.
Chock Full o' Nuts coffee does not contain nuts. It's named for a chain of nut stores that the founder converted into coffee shops.
During the Middle Iron Age, spears were placed into the graves of some young men. The reason isn't clear, but some think it may have been a military send-off similar to the modern 21-gun salute.
While worms make up the majority of their diet, robins won't mind if you leave out a dessert tray. In fact, they're partial to pastry dough, fruit cake and coconut cake.
In 1998, a Georgia student was suspended for wearing a Pepsi shirt to "Coke in Education Day."
American cheese was invented in Switzerland in 1911 by Waltz Gerber and Fritz Stettler to lengthen the shelf life before being shipped overseas.
According to Guinness World Records, Veronica Seider's eyesight was so keen that she could recognize people from more than a mile away.
In 2010, a man became stranded for days near Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan. With no way to call for help, he cut down four wooden power poles with an ax, causing an outage to the nearby community, and SaskPower sent a helicopter crew to investigate. They found the man and escorted him back to safety.
When Joel Burger married Ashley King in 2015, Burger King paid for the ceremony.
In India, escalators in Delhi metro stations feature "sari guards" to prevent women's long garments from getting trapped.
Thought for the Day: "It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." -- Confucius
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