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*Syfy Original series ''{{wp|The Expanse (TV series)|The Expanse}}'' is like {{wp|Game of Thrones}} in space.
 
*Syfy Original series ''{{wp|The Expanse (TV series)|The Expanse}}'' is like {{wp|Game of Thrones}} in space.
 
*Women’s farts tend to smell worse than men’s.
 
*Women’s farts tend to smell worse than men’s.
* 50 inches exactly equals 127 centimeters
 
* There is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBLM_J0555-57 a star] smaller than Jupiter
 
* The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Island_(Lake_Erie) southernmost point in Canada] is farther south than the northernmost point in California
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_transcontinental_countries#Asia_and_Europe A small part of Kazakhstan is technically in Europe.]
 
* In addition to north and south or west and east, there are also [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_and_water_hemispheres land and water hemispheres]
 
* In Canada, there is an [https://www.google.com/maps/place/66%C2%B041'13.2%22N+70%C2%B028'44.4%22W/@66.6868917,-70.489526,2191m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d66.687!4d-70.479?hl=en island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island].
 
* France technically borders Canada on a [https://www.google.com/maps/place/St+Pierre+and+Miquelon/@46.8597739,-56.1003911,243m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x4b6c4b4bfb0e57d1:0x9c716737ea6c5c11!8m2!3d46.8852!4d-56.3159 small island].
 
* The islands of Kiribati have a time zone set apart from GMT by 14 hours, so it can be three days at once.
 
* Mongolia, a landlocked country, has a navy consisting of one tugboat and seven sailors - and only one of them can swim!
 
* L. Frank Baum’s novel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] is actually the first book in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Oz_books a series].
 
* {{Wp|Pheasant Island}} switches place between France and Spain every six months.
 
* The letter ẞ (capital of ß) was added to the official German orthography in 2017.
 
* Idaho’s name doesn’t mean anything at all.
 
* The pacific ocean is so big that there exist pairs of {{Wp|Antipodal point|antipodal points}} that are both in the pacific ocean.
 
* Colored translucent objects have colored shadows.
 
 
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General facts

  • Basic mathematical operations such as addition and subtraction did not become formal until the late 19th century.
  • Voyager spacecraft originally was going to look at Pluto up close.
  • Just after its discovery, the New York Times thought Pluto was possibly bigger than Jupiter.
  • You can hear the shooting stars.
  • The Earth is receding from the sun by 6 inches (15 cm) per year.
  • It starts getting darker shortly before sunset.
  • December full moon is called the Cold Moon.
  • There are rumors of a 15-mile-deep hole near Ellensburg, Washington.
  • Humans give off light, though much too faint to be detected with our own eyes.
  • Psychedelic soul is also called black rock.
  • The LA Dodgers made the World Series despite having their worst 40-game start in 60 years.
  • Alaska is actually the easternmost state because the Aleutian Islands dip into Eastern hemisphere.
  • January is the deadliest month of the year.
  • Syfy Original series The Expanse is like Game of Thrones in space.
  • Women’s farts tend to smell worse than men’s.