Let Me Google That

Ball Lightning

Our BFF Rebecca is one of the ~5 % of people on Earth who have witnessed the phenomenon of BALL LIGHTING. After Googling, we just decided to have her tell us about it instead. (Content Warning: Swearing and Excited Rambling)
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The Queen’s English

If you're a non-Brit watching The Crown and you're like, "Why are they talking like that?" than this episode is for you.
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Could You Smoke a Cigarette in Space?

Is it fact or an ~urban space legend~ that you can't be an astronaut if you've ever smoked menthol cigarettes because it'll make your lungs explode?
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How Do Chip Cards Work?

Automated chip card technology has been around since the 1960s, but many places are only getting the credit card readers *now.*
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Shapeshifting River Dolphins

There are dolphins in the Amazon River.
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Why Do We Think Seeing ”11:11” Means Something?

People sometimes make a wish if they happen to catch the exact moment a clock strikes 11:11. But why?
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Margarita Burns

Squeezing limes for margaritas? Beware phytophotodermatitis ("margarita burn"). Lime juice contains phytochemicals that make your skin hypersensitive to the sun's UV rays and have been known to cause second-degree burns.
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Before Jane Roe Was Sherri Finkbine

Before Jane Roe became synonymous with the fight for abortion rights, a young woman who hosted a popular children’s television show called Romper Room nearly lost it all when word got out she’d had an abortion. This is the story of Sherri Finkbine.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s Hidden Cousins

Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon, cousins of Queen Elizabeth II, were said to have died in 1940 and 1961. Then, they died again in 1986 and 2004.
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The Year Without a Summer

The summer of 1816 was known as the Year Without a Summer in the northeast U.S. because even though it would be ~95°F during the day, at night temperatures dropped so low that Maine got HALF A FOOT OF SNOW IN JUNE.
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