The Guinness Book of Records was originally published by Guinness Breweries as a reference for settling bar arguments.
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Which planet is known as “The Blue Planet”?
Which planet is known as “The Blue Planet”?
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7%
Mercury
18%
Venus
31%
Uranus
43%
Earth
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Anti-vax nurse injects 8,600 people with saline, instead of COVID vaccine.
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The way you cut vegetables can change the way they taste. When vegetables are crushed or cut open, the broken cells release enzymes that start a chemical reaction. The finer a vegetable is sliced, the more enzymes it releases, resulting in more flavor.
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False Awakening: When you dream that you've woken up but, in reality, you're still asleep.
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Which bird is the universal symbol of Peace?
Which bird is the universal symbol of Peace?
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22%
Pigeon
68%
Dove
7%
Peacock
3%
Pelican
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Martin Luther King Jr. predicted that he would be killed
After President Kennedy's assassination in 1963, King said to his wife, "This is what is going to happen to me also. I keep telling you, this is a sick society"
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After President Kennedy's assassination in 1963, King said to his wife, "This is what is going to happen to me also. I keep telling you, this is a sick society"
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What causes Anemia?
What causes Anemia?
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71%
Deficiency of Iron
13%
Deficiency of Iodine
10%
Deficiency of Vitamin D
6%
Deficiency Calcium
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The Average adult, under age 45, sends and receives 85+ texts a day.
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Force-closing unused apps on your phone doesn't save your battery but instead, causes your phone to work harder when you open them again; decreasing your battery life
You should only force-close apps when they're unresponsive
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The Main library at Indiana University sinks over an inch a year. When it was designed engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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An hour and a half of sweating can
temporarily shrink the brain as much as one year of aging.
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temporarily shrink the brain as much as one year of aging.
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The directors of Despicable me actually wrote a language for the gibberish the minions speak throughout the film. Each word has a meaning.
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Anthony Ervin, a swimmer who won a gold medal at the 2000 Olympics, retired at 22, began abusing drugs, at one point being hardly able to get off a sofa for days on end. But in 2011, he got back into swimming. At 2016 Rio Olympics at age 35, he became the oldest swimmer to ever win an individual Olympic gold medal.
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What is the person who compiles a dictionary called?
What is the person who compiles a dictionary called?
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61%
Lexicographer
13%
Editor
21%
Compiler
4%
Director
In 2001, a Florida man wrestled a shark out of the water to recover his nephew's arm that had been bitten off
Doctors managed to successfully re-attach it
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Doctors managed to successfully re-attach it
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The Driest Place On Earth Is In Antarctica And Hasn't Experienced Rain In 2 Million Years.
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What is the driver of a Train called?
What is the driver of a Train called?
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6%
Pilot
14%
Train Driver
47%
Locopilot
33%
Captain
Facebook’s ‘Like’ button used to be the ‘Awesome’ button. Facebook engineer Andrew Bosworth said that he and other engineers were enthusiastic about the “Awesome” button, but that the idea was ultimately vetoed by Zuckerberg in 2007. The site eventually settled on the “Like” button, a decision that Bosworth said was met with a decidedly lukewarm reception.
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