Ben, the Elephant that waited for the Doctor.
After being shot by poachers Ben walked to and patiently waited outside a medical lodge for 5 hours.
2016
There are 88 recognized star constellations in our night sky.
These 88 constellations cover the Earthβs night sky and can be observed from the southern and northern hemispheres.
2012
The statue of Nemesis (goddess who punishes the arrogant) in Marathon, Greece.
Was carved from marble the Persians had brought to the battle with the intention of carving a monument to their victory
2020
Dosing food in radiation for preservation and sterilization.
Found to be completely safe, there is a large resistance to it because of the negative impression of radiation
2020
The Mariner 10 was the first spacecraft that visited Mercury.
It was launched at NASAβs Kennedy Space Center in 1973, and flew by Venus 3 months later.
2020
There are approximately 100 thousand million stars in the Milky Way.
Out of all the known galaxies, the Milky Way is the one that contains the most stars.
2017
The ISS is visible to more than 90% of the Earthβs population.
In the night sky it appears as a fast-moving star crossing from horizon to horizon.
2020
Memory can be easily distorted.
The car crash experimenters found that the use of different verbs affected the participantsβ memories of an accident
2014
On Venus, it snows metal and rains sulfuric acid.
Venus is scorching hot and choked with sulfuric acid, which causes the planetβs metals to become gas and then liquid in the atmosphere
2013
In 2016, scientists detected a radio signal from a source 5 billion light-years away.
This means that when the signal started its journey, Earth didnβt even exist.
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The center of the Milky Way smells like rum & tastes like raspberries.
Discovered by the IRAM radio telescope, a chemical called ethyl formate which gives rum its distinct smell and raspberries their distinct flavor.
2020
Kangchenjunga, the tallest mountain until a survey of Everest, has never been fully climbed.
The first people to reach the top stopped short of the summit because they promised the ruler of Sikkim to keep the sacred mountain intact
2020
Idiot once specifically referred to somebody with the mental age of a 2yr old.
'Imbecile' referred to somebody with the mental age of a 3-7yr old, and 'Moron' to a 7-10yr old
2020
The first ever black hole photographed is 3 million times the size of Earth.
The photo was released in April 2019 and shows a halo of dust and gas 310 million trillion miles from Earth.
2019
There are more volcanoes on Venus than any other planet in our solar system.
There are more than 1,600 major volcanoes across the surface of Venus
2020