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Friday, April 10, 2026

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In the 1960s, the CIA launched "Operation Acoustic Kitty," an effort to train cats to become foreign spies by implanting microphones in their ears and radio transmitters at the base of their skulls. The hope was to train the cats to sit near foreign officials to capture any private conversations.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 9, 2026

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A one-armed player scored the winning goal in the first World Cup Héctor Castro, who accidentally cut off his right forearm while using an electric saw as a teenager, played on the Uruguay soccer team during the first-ever World Cup in 1930. In the last game between Uruguay and Argentina, Castro... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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The color of tennis balls was changed to look better on TV Neon yellow wasn’t always the hue of a tennis ball. Instead, they were either black or white, depending on the background of the tennis court. However, in 1972, the International Tennis Foundation introduced yellow tennis balls because... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 6, 2026

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Martin Luther King Jr. got a C in public speaking The world remembers Dr. King as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement, and people often quote his “I Have a Dream” speech, which he delivered in 1963. Yet in one of the most ironic “failures” of wildly successful people, he earned a C in a public... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 5, 2026

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Thomas Edison is the reason you love cat videos After inventing the kinetograph with his assistant in 1891, Edison was able to record and watch moving images for the first time. He filmed short clips in his studio, some of which feature famous people like Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill. But the real... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 4, 2026

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Neil Armstrong’s hair was sold in 2004 for $3,000 The lucky buyer, John Reznikoff, holds the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of hair from historical celebrities, reports NBC. But Armstrong’s lawyer threatened to sue Marx Sizemore, the not-so-lucky barber who cut the former... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 3, 2026

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May 20, 1873, is the “birthday” of blue jeans According to Levi Strauss & Co., this was the day that Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis, the innovators behind the sturdy blue jeans we all love, got a patent on the process of adding metal rivets to men’s denim work pants. The pants were called “waist... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 2, 2026

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South American river turtles talk through their eggs Research has found South American river turtles can produce sounds and communicate with one another before they hatch. Brazilian biologist Camila Ferrara set up microphones close to the eggs and heard the baby turtles’ quick, barely audible... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2026

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A French-language Scrabble World Champion doesn’t speak French In 2015, New Zealand native Nigel Richards memorized the entire French Scrabble dictionary, which had 386,000 words, in nine weeks to earn his title, because he didn’t actually speak French. He won the French Scrabble World Championship... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

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Baseball umpires used to sit in rocking chairs People have been playing baseball since the mid-19th century. In the early days, umpires would officiate the games while reclining in a rocking chair located 20 feet behind home plate. And here’s another fun fact: In 1878, the National League declared... Sign in to see full entry.

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