Books & Words
National Dictionary Day | October 16
The earliest dictionaries were written on tablets around 2300 BC. They were bilingual dictionaries written in Sumerian-Akkadian.
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Music
15 Groovy Guitar Facts To Jam Out To
Before the 1900s, the majority of acoustic guitar strings were made of goat, sheep, or cattle intestines.
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Sports & Games
40 Sensational Facts About Soccer
There's a soccer competition called RoboCup Soccer, where the teams are made up of robots instead of humans.
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Fashion & Beauty
26 Facts About The Sportswear Brand Puma
Puma and Adidas's founders are brothers. They started a shoe company called Gebrüder Dassler before building their own brands.
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Life & Love
15 Scandalous School Pranks That Went Down In History
Seven students once released 72,000 ladybugs into a Maryland school before classes as a prank. They were all caught and punished.
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Transportation
10 Bustling Facts About Buses
The world record for the fastest-ever school bus was set at an incredible 367mph! How? It was powered by a GE J-79 jet engine!
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Film & TV
20 Surprising Facts About Squirtle | Pokémon
In the Pokémon anime, Ash's Squirtle was originally the leader of a mischievous group of Squirtles called the Squirtle Squad.
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Travel & Tourism
15 Blissful Facts About Bali
Bali's New Year is celebrated in silence. No one is allowed outside for the full 24 hours, and noise must be kept to a minimum.
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Health & Body
25 Sloppy Facts About Sunscreen That Will Save Your Skin
In 1938, Franz Geiter invented sunscreen after getting terribly sunburned while hiking in the Swiss Alps.
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Food & Drink
35 Useful Facts About Milk That You Should Know
If your milk goes bad, don't throw it out! Instead, water your plants with it - it's high in calcium, a key nutrient for plants.
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Environment
15 Smashing Facts About Glass
Did you know that only certain types of glass can be recycled? While glass bottles and jars are fine, mirrors are not!
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Holidays & Events
National Free Slurpee Day | July 11
Did you know that when 7-Eleven first introduced the Slurpee in 1966, it initially offered only two flavors: Coca-Cola and Cherry?
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