26Human Infants
Human infants as young as 14 hours from birth prefer to look at attractive faces rather than unattractive ones.
27. In 2020, the Royal Australian Mint released a "Donation Dollar" coin specifically designed to be donated. Six million of them have been issued so far, and research shows that over 60% of people who find them donate them, resulting in an estimated $1.9 million donated to charities and people in need.
28. Ubasute is a mythical Japanese practice of carrying your elderly parents to a mountain and leaving them there to die. The film "Ballad of Narayama" explores this practice.
29. The devastating 1755 Lisbon earthquake caused King Joseph I to develop severe claustrophobia, and he refused to live inside a walled building. His court instead ruled from a series of tents.
30. The US Navy once picked up a Soviet supersonic missile from the sea floor that had been smashed into millions of pieces, none of which were bigger than 6 inches, and was able to reverse engineer it.
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31Tsunami Word Origin
The word "tsunami" actually means "harbor wave," because the ancient Japanese fishermen did not notice the shock wave passing them while they were out at sea. They were right because these waves do not unleash their destructive energy until they reach shallow waters.
32. B. King named his guitars "Lucille" after rescuing one of his early Gibson guitars from a fire started by two men fighting over a woman named Lucille.
33. In 2019, it was found that belief in ghosts and UFOs had increased among Americans since 2007. Interestingly, men were more likely to believe in UFOs, and women were more likely to believe in ghosts and witchcraft than the other gender.
34. It is against federal law to deceptively fill a container with less than its capacity.
35. Providence Canyon in Georgia is manmade, beginning in the 1800s due to poor erosion and soil management from farm runoffs and clear cutting forests. The canyon is up to 150 feet deep and is now a protected state park.
