Did you know that Idaho has more than 2,000 lakes? Here are more Idaho facts for National Idaho day. The largest lake in Idaho is Lake Pend Oreille and is 180 square miles. The “center” of the state is the Settlement of Custer on the Yankee Fork River in Custer County. The population in 2010 …
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Are you an extreme hardcore Star Wars fan? Do you have thousands of spare dollars sitting around that you won’t miss? Well, that’s too bad because you’ve missed your chance to go on a space cruise through the Star Wars galaxy. That chance was Halcyon, the Galactic Starcruiser. It was a two-day simulated cruise in …
Ilha de Queimada Grande is a small Atlantic island off the coast of Brazil. It has a temperate climate, yet its varied terrain ranges from the craggy coast to dense rainforest. Sounds like a nice vacation spot, right? It’s too bad you can’t ever go to the island. Not that you’d really want to. You …
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Eventually, nothing will remain of any of us except a pile of bones. Some people think it’s good to be reminded about that fact every now and then. Others think you should be reminded of it at all possible times. So, they build ossuaries — things to store and display skeletal human remains. Ossuaries can …
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The planet Jupiter is huge, with a huge amount of moons and an ever huger gravity. What else do you know about this planet? Jupiter only tilts 3 degrees. It’s always the about the same temperature there. Jupiter has 79 moons and four of them are huge and known as the Galilean moons. They are …
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Old McDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O. And on that farm he grew… Something completely bizarre. Not every farm in the world grows cattle, corn, or wheat. Some farms are focused on entirely different crops — including corpses. Here are nine examples of the most mind-bogglingly strange farms in the world. 9. Antarctic Farm Antarctica would …
Of all the things that happened, it’s crazy that we are using disposable diapers as building material in 2023. Do you know what else happened last year? Scientists may have found what may be evidence of ancient cannibalism in 2023. A shin bone that’s about 1.45 million years old was found in northern Kenya with …
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So many things happened in 2023 and the world just keeps turning. What do you know about things that took place last year? A Florida town was overrun by bunnies. A “forged” document was proven to be in fact, real. The best of the best for wedding songs was revealed. A bunch of new words …
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Did you know Oregon is home to the tater tot? Enjoy the rest of these Oregon fun facts to celebrate National Oregon Day! The Decemberists, Everclear, The Dandy Warhols, Elliot Smith, Pink Martini, and Esperanza Spalding, all came from Oregon. About ¼ of the llamas in the United States live in Oregon. The llamas and …
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Nature can be stunningly beautiful. At the same time, it can be incredibly weird and even downright creepy. There are plenty of natural phenomena out there that will catch you by complete surprise if you don’t know what to expect. It may be because whatever’s happening is so out of place compared to its surroundings, …
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