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Apollo 12 commander Pete Conrad's first word upon setting foot on the Moon was "Whoopee!" in order to win a $500 bet with an Italian journalist that NASA didn't script astronaut declarations.

36% of Asians have Alcohol Flush Reaction. They are more probable to get cancer from drinking alcohol as well as it causing more minor symptoms such as nausea, headache, and discomfort.

During screenings of the 1959 film ‘The Tingler’, a film about a creature that gets inside a person’s spine, causing them to feel a tingling which can only be stopped by screaming, buzzers were placed in random seats that caused the audience to feel tingling during the film.

"Daughter from California syndrome" is a phrase used in the medical profession to describe a situation in which a long-absent family member arrives while a patient is dying to demand inappropriately aggressive care.

January 14th used to be observed as the Feast of the Ass. It was a Catholic feast day that was mostly celebrated in the Middle Ages to honor all the asses in the Bible, especially the one that bore Mary and the baby Jesus into Egypt after the birth.

The reason why breakfast isn't served all day at McDonald's is mainly because the grill temperature required to cook beef patties is significantly different from the temperature at which eggs are cooked.

From about 1600 to 1914, there was a profession known as a "Funeral Mute." Their main purpose was to stand around at funerals with a sad, pathetic face.

The ghost town of Kolmanskop in Namibia was once a German diamond-mining settlement. In the early 1900s, it was one of the wealthiest cities in the world. It had a hospital with the first X-Ray unit in the southern hemisphere. Now this ghost town is buried in the desert.

In the 16th century, the Spanish Empire devised a long-term plan to conquer China, including encouraging mixed marriages between natives and settlers to Hispanize China, making it easier to rule.

Jupiter's moon Io experiences ground movement of up to 300 feet due to tidal effects from Jupiter. Earth's typical tidal range is 3 feet in open oceans.