Let Me Google That

S.S. Watertown Faces

In 1924, a pair of sailors died aboard the S.S. Watertown and were buried at sea. Then, the crew started seeing spectral faces in the water. In response to cries of "photographs or it did not occur" the captain snapped A SPOOKY- PIC
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Who Invented Coffee Filters?

Did you brew your coffee in a paper filter this morning? You have a fed-up German housewife named Melitta to thank for that!
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Shampoo

So, when did humans start in with the whole "rinse, lather, repeat" nonsense?
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Who Invented the Equal Sign (=)?

Robert Recorde invented the equals sign (=) because he got HECKIN' TIRED of having to write "is equal to" over and over again when he was creating mathematical texts for non-Latin reading folk in the 16th century England.
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Why Do We Wink?

Why do we do this THING with our ONE EYE (that is ... those of us who can wink).
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The Mpemba Effect

Will you get ice cubes faster if you fill the tray with hot water? 🤔
Learn more:
http://www1.lsbu.ac.uk/water/mpemba_effect.html
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Roanoke

The entire colony of Roanoke ghosted over 430 years ago, and we still don't know what happened to them.
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The Glowing Civil War Soldiers Mystery

The phenomenon of "angel's glow"—a centuries-old mystery—was solved by...a group of high schoolers. 💅✨
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A Brief History of Yellow School Buses

Turns out yellow school buses have quite a history. And only require seat belts in one state!
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Who Invented 7UP?

7UP wasn't just ANY lemon-lime soda, it wanted to be *the* lemon-lime soda. Adding lithium probably helped. As did the enduring mystique around its name. Oh, and the whole "upside down" thing in the early 2000s. . .
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