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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Sam's Believe It Or Not!

"Kuchisabishii” is Japanese for unconscious eating. It describes the act of eating when you’re not hungry because your mouth is “lonely.” The letter “J” was the last added to the English alphabet. It dates back to 1524. Shockingly, before it became a letter, the letter “i” was used for both “i” and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 27, 2026

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The deepest place on Earth is the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. It’s 36,201 feet (11,034m) deep. That’s almost seven miles! The longest river in the world is the River Nile, clocking 6,853km in length. Its water resources are shared by 11 different countries, too. Lobsters are not... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 26, 2026

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The national flag with the most colors in it is Belize (1981), with 12. The first hand-held mobile phone call was made on April 3rd, 1973, in NYC. Buzz Aldrin (the second man to ever step on the Moon, in 1969) actually peed himself while walking on the surface, apparently. In Ancient Egypt, the word... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 25, 2026

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Sunsets only exist because Earth’s atmosphere acts as a prism for light. In scientific terms, it’s called “scattering”. Molecules and particles in the atmosphere (which are more numerous at sunset) scatter short-wavelength violet and blue light away from your eyes, so we can see the other colors on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 24, 2026

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In 1898, Morgan Robertson wrote Futility, a novella about an “unsinkable” ship called Titan that hit an iceberg. 14 years later, the Titanic sank in a nearly identical manner — both didn’t have enough lifeboats. Pope Gregory IX associated cats with devil worship and had many exterminated. Some... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 23, 2026

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In medieval times, people believed sneezing expelled demons — which is why they said “bless you.” Sea otters hold hands while sleeping to avoid drifting apart. Not unhinged — just aggressively adorable. A monkey was once the main witness in an Indian court case. (It didn’t testify. Just silently... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2026

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If an atom’s nucleus were the size of a marble, the whole atom would be the size of a football field. Your liver can regenerate itself completely, even if 75% of it is removed. Your eyes remain the same size from birth to death. They never grow. An octopus has three hearts. One stops beating while... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2026

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Point Nemo in the Pacific Ocean is the farthest place from land on Earth. It’s so isolated that if you were there, you’d be closer to astronauts on the ISS than to any human on land (over 2,688 km away from the nearest landmass!). We know less about our ocean floors than we do about Mars. Mars:... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 20, 2026

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Overestimating the Underground London's public train transportation system is known as the London Underground. However, only 45% of the London Underground uses underground tunnels. A majority of the train lines travel above ground. Sincerely Ironic "Oxymoron" refers to a group of self-contradicting... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 19, 2026

Sam's Believe It Or Not!

Bridge in the Desert. The London Bridge that spanned the River Thames in London, England, from 1832 to 1968 was sold to Robert McCulloch, Sr., a chainsaw magnate who wanted to draw tourists to Lake Havasu City, the city he founded in Arizona. The inside of the bridge is hollow and supported with a... Sign in to see full entry.

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