Simonetta Di Pippo is the current Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs.
She is the designated person to act as an ambassador to extraterrestrials.
There are approximately 100 thousand million stars in the Milky Way.
Out of all the known galaxies, the Milky Way is the one that contains the most stars.
2017
Parrots native to Argentina Roaming around New Jersey for over 30 years..
There are now about 200 Quaker parrots living in Edgewater and other nearby towns
2019
The international law states that it is legal to kill any enemy soldier regardless of function or rank.
Even if that soldier is not a combatant or is on leave. Killing civilians is forbidden even if they are actively involve in the military effort.
2010
Physicist Lene Hau lead a team in 2001 that was the First to Completely Stop a beam of Light.
Later experiments included turning light into matter, and then matter back into light.
2020
In choosing what language you would like Facebook to appear in, users could once choose “English (Pirate)”.
Unfortunately for all ye internet buccaneers, Facebook removed this option.
2020
Cursillos in Christianity is an apostolic movement of the Roman Catholic Church. It was founded in Majorca, Spain 1944.
The Cursillo focuses on showing Christian laypeople how to become effective Christian leaders over the course of a three-day weekend.
2020
In 2006, the International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet.
This is because Pluto does not gravitationally dominate the neighborhood around its orbit
2019
Cheese is the most stolen food in the world.
Cheese is stolen at a much higher rate than other foods, according to Global Retail Theft Barometer and Checkpoint Systems.
2012
Osmotic shock or osmotic stress is physiologic dysfunction caused by a sudden change in the solute concentration around a cell, which causes a rapid change in the movement of water across its cell membrane.
Ben, the Elephant that waited for the Doctor.
After being shot by poachers Ben walked to and patiently waited outside a medical lodge for 5 hours.
2016
The center of the Milky Way smells like rum & tastes like raspberries.
Discovered by the IRAM radio telescope, a chemical called ethyl formate which gives rum its distinct smell and raspberries their distinct flavor.
2020
The Likov family Lived in the Siberian wilderness completely isolated for 40 years.
When they were discovered in 1978 they were unaware that World War II had taken place.
2013
Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, reflects 90% of the Sun’s light.
The icy surface reflects sunlight and temperatures reach as low as -201° Celsius
2020
Saint Lucia is the only country in the world named after a woman.
certain territories may be named after women such as the Virgin Islands but Saint Lucia is the only sovereign state among them
2018
