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The definitive place for fascinating Science and History facts and more! (Facts may not be true.)

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Did You Know?: Abraham Lincoln was an accomplished YouTube star (Fact courtesy of @GOP).
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Did You Know?: The NFC has won the Pro Bowl 22 tim - oh fu*k, nobody really cares. #NFL #ProBowl
#OnThisDay in 1784, the Treaty of Paris was ratified ending the American Revolution and making G. Washington Supreme Ruler of the Universe.
#DidYouKnow: The starfish is neither a star or a fish.
Fact of the Day: #Maryland is the most ridiculously-shaped state.
#OnThisDay in 1759, Benjamin Franklin invented the electric toaster.
The song of a blue whale can be heard by other whales 20 miles away. But only on clear nights. #wildlife #nature
2,017 years ago the Earth started to form from a scalding, molten ball. #HAPPYNEWYEAR
There are more people of color in the #Disney movie Frozen than in #DonaldTrump's cabinet.
Rest in peace Carrie Fisher who skyrocketed to fame playing Tom Hanks' wife in The 'Burbs. #RIPCarrie
On Christmas, the average family member over-stays their welcome by 1.65 hours.
There are more lights on the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree than there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy. #Christmas
Friday Fact: Plants do not have taste buds.
The average household uses enough wrapping paper each holiday season to cover the state of Rhode Island.
Did you know?: The North Pole is named for former American military figure Oliver North who was the first person to reach the site.
Happy birthday to the Winter Solstice which turns 4.52 billion years old today.
Due to the state of modern America, archivists have officially reclassified the movie It's A Wonderful Life as fantasy.
The tradition of Christmas trees began when obese Midwesterners brought evergreens inside because they were too lazy to enjoy nature outside
If Rudolph were real, he'd be the only known example of mammalian bioluminescence.
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