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The Titanic took 2 hours 40 minutes to sink.
And that’s the same duration as the length of the movie ‘Titanic,’ without the present-day scenes and end credits. The RMS Titanic struck an iceberg at 11.40 pm on April 14, 1912, and sank at 2.20 am the next day.
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Brazil is 5 times larger than Alaska.
Brazil and Alaska may appear to be the same size on the map, but actually that is the result of the Mercator projection. The Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection created by Gerardus Mercator, a Flemish geographer and cartographer. The Mercator projection is useful for ship navigation, however it causes the side effect of exaggerating areas far from the equator.
Believe it or not, the land area of Alaska is 1.718 million square kilometers, and the land area of Brazil is 8.516 million square kilometers.
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Star Wars debuted in 1977.
The very first movie of Star Wars was released in 1977, which quickly became a blockbuster movie. Following the success of the first movie, two movies in the Original Trilogy were released in 1980 and 1983. To date, there are three trilogies – Original Trilogy, Prequel Trilogy and Sequel Trilogy. Good news for Star Wars fans, a new trilogy is in the making!
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Everyone with blue eyes are related.
Scientists in Copenhagen University have found that 6,000 to 10,000 years ago, everyone had brown eyes. Due to a sudden mutation of the OCA2 gene, blue eyes were formed! From this, they were able to conclude that all blue-eyed people are related to the same ancestor.
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The headquarters of the United Nations is in New York City.
Founded after World War 2, the United Nations, or commonly known as the UN, was formed to replace the League of Nations. Overseeing the East River, the UN headquarters is a complex located in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan. Despite being situated in New York City, the land occupied by the headquarters complex and other buildings are all under the United Nations, and not the US government under a mutual agreement.
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X-rays can’t detect real diamonds.
The reason for this is because the x-ray cannot penetrate or identify the materials in the diamond.
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The word “Tip” originally meant “To Insure Promptitude”.
The practice of tipping may have started since the late Middle Ages, but the word “tip” probably originated from Samuel Johnson. In the cafe that Johnson often frequented, a bowl labeled “To Insure Promptitude” was available for guests to drop coins for better service. This phrase was shortened to “T.I.P.”, which eventually became the word “tip” in modern days.
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The first Disneyland opened in 1955.
Originally called Disneyland, the first Disneyland Park was designed and built under the supervision of Walt Disney himself, and the park was officially opened on 17 July, 1955 at Anaheim, California.
The park garnered over 1 million visitors shortly within weeks of its opening. Until today, Disneyland Park is still one of the most popular theme parks in the world.
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People who post their fitness routine on social media are more likely to have psychological problems.
A study finds that this may lead an individual to addiction for attention and esteem. More often, people who share all of their physical activities online have a goal to boast about their activities.
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Sign language has tongue twisters.
They are called finger fumblers. Many who have practiced sign language over the years still fumble over certain sequences in ASL.