Tag: Weird & Fun Knowledge

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What is synesthesia? — A neurological phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory cognitive pathway leads to automatic, inv...

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In the 1920s and into the 1950s, Hollywood had a particular way of talking. It was called the Midatlantic or the Transatlantic accen...

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The Indian state of Maharashtra has one of the country’s highest crime rates, but the small village of Shani Shingnapur is a s...

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Philippe Cousteau is back with another installment of “The Aquatic World.” Here he explores the deep ocean and its rarely seen creat...

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Originally from Asia, the northern snakehead fish has made a comfortable home as an invasive species in America. But what makes it s...

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If you logged onto the internet circa 1997, chances are you heard this guy, Elwood Edwards, greet you with a warm “Welcome! You’ve g...

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The true story behind a Thanksgiving favorite: marshmallows and sweet potatoes and how the sweet combo became synonymous with Turkey...

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Cheese tea is exactly what it sounds like: tea topped with cheese. The good folks at Beijing’s HEYTEA invented the simple, yet revol...

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In a forest in Northern Italy, a man known simply as Bruno has spent nearly a lifetime building an amusement park by hand. Bruno, wh...

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Sushi dates back to the 8th century in Japan, but Salmon Sushi…that originated in the mid 1980s. And..wait for it, it’s not even Jap...