Pluto is named after the Roman god of the underworld, not the Disney Dog.
The name for the planet was suggested by Venetia Burney,at the time an eleven-year old British schoolgirl
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free-ranging domestic cats are the top threat to wildlife.
killing an estimated 1.3 to 3.7 billion birds and 6.3 to 22.3 billion mammals annually in the US
2020
When Monopoly players Started with twice the money as their opponents.
they began to act rudely towards other players and argued that they used strategy and skill to achieve victory
2013
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
Astronauts can’t burp in space.
The lack of gravity in space means the air in astronaut’s stomach doesn’t separate and rise up from ingested food.
2018
When it's too hot in Australia, the nectar in certain flowers will ferment and turn into alcohol.
When bees get "drunk" and are not allowed back into the hive before they sober up
2019
Your Favorite Foods May be Your Baby’s Favorite.
The flavors from the food a pregnant mother eats is transmitted into the amniotic fluid and swallowed by the baby
2001
Liechtenstein & Uzbekistan, the only double landlocked countries in the world.
A country is "double-landlocked" when it is surrounded only by landlocked countries
2020
Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story has actually been to outer space.
Buzz Lightyear spent 15 months on board the International Space Station, and returned to Earth on the 11th September, 2009
2008
the first olympic marathon gold medalist told hittler that he hoped he won't start a war.
Hi brought him an olive tree branch instead of nazi waving.
2019
Internet trolls are likely to be sadists.
Studies found that the link between sadism and Internet trolling is so strong that trolls could be described as “prototypical everyday sadi
2014
The International Space Station circles Earth every 92 minutes.
In one day, the station travels about the distance it would take to go from Earth to the moon and back.
2018
The one and only British grown Chocolate.
a factory in York tried growing cacao in the inhospitable British weather, but harvested only enough for one small bar
2020
The Sun makes a full rotation once every 25 – 35 days.
one full rotation equals one full day. However, our gargantuan sun takes 25 – 35 Earth days to make one full rotation!
2020
Uranus was originally called “George’s Star”.
The name “Uranus” was proposed in 1782, one year after its discovery, but wasn’t officially used until 1850.
2018
