Pluto is named after the Roman god of the underworld, not the Disney Dog.
The name for the planet was suggested by Venetia Burney,at the time an eleven-year old British schoolgirl
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John James Audubon.
his seminal work, Birds of America, a collection of 435 life-sized prints, is still a standard by which modern day bird artists are measured
2020
It is hypothesized that water movement reduced the local ethylene concentration on the root surface and consequently inhibited root hair development of sorghum seedlings grown in the mat system.
A 100 year old paternity test.
In 1927 Nan Britton claimed to have had a child with US Pres. Warren Harding. In 2015 Ancestry.com confirmed that Britton was telling the t
2020
11% of US working age adults are on antidepressants.
Overall, 16.7 percent of 242 million U.S. adults reported filling one or more prescriptions for psychiatric drugs in 2013
2013
Red Dwarf stars that are low in mass can burn continually for up to 10 trillion years.
A Red Dwarf is a small and cool star in a later stage of its life
2020
A survey of 500 drivers found that 44 percent couldn't get a passing score on a written driving test.
However, there's no limit to the number of times you can take a driving test
2013
The Mariner 10 was the first spacecraft that visited Mercury.
It was launched at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in 1973, and flew by Venus 3 months later.
2020
Cheese is the most stolen food in the world.
Cheese is stolen at a much higher rate than other foods, according to Global Retail Theft Barometer and Checkpoint Systems.
2012
49% of Americans over 20 eat a sandwich every day.
this type of meal makes up a significant portion of Americans' daily diet. But quantifying exactly how sandwiches contribute to our diet isn't easy
2014
In the 16th Century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if they didn’t provide enough coffee for them.
By the late 15th century coffee had become a common beverage in the Near East, but the Ottoman Turks had mastered the art of it
2017
Triton is gradually getting closer to the planet it orbits.
Scientists believe that when Triton eventually gets too close to Neptune, it will be torn apart by the planet’s gravity
2020
in 2014, six sealed glass vials of smallpox dated 1954 were discovered in a storage room.
two of the vials had virus which proved to be viable in culture. They were destroyed 7 months later.
2020
the first olympic marathon gold medalist told hittler that he hoped he won't start a war.
Hi brought him an olive tree branch instead of nazi waving.
2019
Cursillos in Christianity is an apostolic movement of the Roman Catholic Church. It was founded in Majorca, Spain 1944.
The Cursillo focuses on showing Christian laypeople how to become effective Christian leaders over the course of a three-day weekend.
2020
Pirates wore earrings because they believed it improved their eyesight.
they believed that the precious metals in an earring possessed magical healing powers.
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