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Points by Naphtali
New Point
2016
in 1979, it snowed in the Sahara desert for 30 minutes
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Even Chile’s Atacama Desert(the worlds driest) experienced significant snowfall when a cold front from Antarctica made a rare trip over the Andes
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desert,snow,cold,dry,🌎
2020
Elizabeth Cowell
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The first female announcer on British television and her voice reached millions across the country
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historical,female,figure,media
2020
Sun Mingming, the tallest basketball player in the world
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Along with his wife Xu Yan, is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's tallest living couple
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sport,record,human
2007
The lessons of Heraclitus
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“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river, and he is not the same man.”
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philosophy,figure
2020
Sheila Van Damm
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She taught us Life can be great in the fast lane
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female,sport,figure
2020
Project Cirrus
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The USA's attempt to stop a hurricane by dropping 180lbs of dry ice into it
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historical,weather,test
2020
Winged Tanks were in development during World War II
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This concept was impracticable, and was scrapped after the war.
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war,flight
2019
Deer antlers grow more like bone cancer cells than like regular cells
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However, deer have one-fifth the cancer rate of other mammals
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medical,animal
2020
Fritjof Capra
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Combines an interest in eastern mysticism with a fascination for what makes the planet tick
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environmental,figure
2020
Pam Grier
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For her ability to kick ass, take names and look achingly cool whilst doing so, Grier has been called the first female action star.
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movie,star,female,action,figure
2020
Rubber ducks inspire play that develops muscle strength and coordination
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With their bright color, smooth texture, and (for some) squeaky or quacky sounds, rubber ducks sharpen toddlers’ senses
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development,muscle,baby
2020
Germaine Greer
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Author of The Female Eunuch, Greer was a leading voice in the second-wave feminist
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author,female,right,figure
2013
lobsters can theoretically live forever
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because their ability to create perfect copies of cells never erodes.
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animal,science
2020
the United States Army had a tactical deception unit called "Ghost Army"
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during the WW2, soldiers, their job was to deceive the enemy by inflatable tanks, sound trucks, and fake radio transmissions
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ghost,army,tactics
2020
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was named after Ronald Reagan
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his father's favourite movie actor
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sport,figure,name
2020
Queen Elizabeth II
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She taught us To always move with the times
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queen,politics,female,figure
2018
The Micronesian island of Yap is known for its stone money
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They use large doughnut-shaped, carved disks of calcite, some as large as 13 ft in diameter
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economics,island
2020
Australian adventurer Francis Birtles
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the first man ever to drive from England to Australia by car
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car,ride,global
2020
Rosalind Franklin
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She taught us We have to celebrate our achievements, even when others don’t
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historical,female,figure
2020
Grace Lee Boggs
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‘Love isn’t about what we did yesterday; it’s about what we do today and tomorrow and the day after.’
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female,political,figure
2020
Optical sound
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The way soundtracks were included in movies
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movie,sound,music,history
2020
Vera Lynn
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Singer who brought joy to UK forces during World War Two
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war,music,female,figure
2013
Both "Hung" and "Hanged" are past tenses of the word "Hang"
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"Hanged" is ONLY used when referring to people subjected to death by rope
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language,difference,word
2020
Gertrude Ederle
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the first woman to swim the English Channel
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historical,figure,woman
2020
Irena Sendler
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Sendler’s actions risked her own life, as well as that of her family and friends, and yet she knew what she had to do.
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historical,war,female,figure
2020
Serena Williams
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has won more Grand Slam singles titles than any other player – male or female – throughout the Open Era
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sport,figure
2019
Tennis players are not allowed to swear while playing at Wimbledon
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Even in their native language
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tennis,language,rule
2020
Vandana Shiva
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She has had a vast impact on a range of issues from forest conservation to GM crops
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environmental,figure
2020
Oprah Winfrey
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Taught us Women can be successful impresarios
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media,figure
2011
Pirates wore earrings because they believed it improved their eyesight
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they believed that the precious metals in an earring possessed magical healing powers.
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pirate,sight,jewelry,🏴☠️
2016
John Stuart Mill
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advocated strongly for the preserving of individual rights and called for limitations to the power and authority of the state over the indiv
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philosophy,figure
2018
Saint Lucia is the only country in the world named after a woman
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certain territories may be named after women such as the Virgin Islands but Saint Lucia is the only sovereign state among them
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woman,country,name,special,only
2020
D-cell batteries were first produced in 1898
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this is one of the longest lasting standard formats still in use.
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technology,history
2020
Most planes are not able to fly while empty
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sand bags and spare tires are used to fix these balance issues
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air,technology,problem
2020
Mr Potato Head was originally just the accessories
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You provided your own potatoes.
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old,commercial
2020
Shirley Temple
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historical,female,media,figure
2020
Overpopulation
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Where the number of existing human population exceeds the carrying capacity of Earth
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environmental,issue
2014
War in the mountains at over 20,000 feet in altitude
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Between India and Pakistan in 1984
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global,war,mountain
2020
$100 billion worth of artworks in storage
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In a building in Geneva airport
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art,airport,worth
2002
Kaiser Wilhelm II drew up plans to invade the United States in 1897
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The plan called for an attack on Boston and New York
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history,war
2020
"Billion" is the European name for "Trillion" in the US
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"Trillion" is the European name for "Quintillion" in the US
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number,math,language,global
2020
Marilyn Monroe
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She taught us How to be a cultural icon
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media,figure,famous
2020
Vacuum Airships
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hypothetical type of airship which would use a vacuum instead of gas filled balloons to generate lift.
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science,flight,old
2018
John Locke
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The father of liberalism
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philosophy,figure
2017
Animals in Gas masks
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A safety measure during WWI
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history,war,animal
2020
that there was a Titanic short film that was released 19 days after the tragedy
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It starred Dorothy Gibson who survived the actual titanic
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movie,short,history,lost
2020
Air Pollution
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kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year.
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environmental,issue
2020
Lil’ Kim
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Rapper, singer and LGBT advocate, Lil’ Kim was one of the first women to insist that women belonged in the 90s rap scene
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music,pop,figure,female
2020
Hattie McDaniel
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McDaniel was the first African-American actor to break the colour barrier and receive an Oscar
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historical,female,figure
2020
Maya Angelou
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‘I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.’
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female,author
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