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Hand holding playing cards

Where Did Playing Cards Come From?

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Nuggets of gold scattered across a surface

How Much Gold Is on the Planet?

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Forest mushrooms on a cutting board, ready to be cooked

It’s nearly impossible to overcook mushrooms. 

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A Greenland shark underwater

There are probably Greenland sharks alive right now that are older than the United States.

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The “dog days of summer” are named after the star Sirius.

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The whistle register is the highest vocal register a human can reach.

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Close-up view of woman walking down the stairs in high heels

High-heeled shoes exert more pressure on the ground than a skyscraper.

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The world’s most massive plant is a stand of 47,000 genetically identical aspen trees.

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  2. There are firefighters in Antarctica.

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  3. There were ginkgo trees on Earth before the dinosaurs.

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  4. Women were the first beer brewers.

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