Before alarm clocks became prevalent, there were people called knocker-ups or knocker-uppers who would go to each client's house and knock on their doors or windows with a short, heavy stick until they woke up. The profession lasted well into the Industrial Revolution and continued until the early 1970s in some places in England.
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Kākāpō is a species of large, flightless, ground-dwelling parrots that look like owls. Also known as owl parrot, Kākāpō has a large grey beak, finely blotched yellow and green plumage, short legs, large feet, and short tail and wings. They are the heaviest parrots in the world and have a reported lifespan of up to 100 years.
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This stunning indoor rainbow is not created by sunlight. It is actually an artwork made by Gabriel Dawe, who used 60 miles of ordinary embroidery thread to create this ethereal and shimmery pattern that creates the optical illusion of a rainbow.
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School segregation outlawed by U.S. Supreme Court
On this day in 1954, lawyer Thurgood Marshall scored a landmark victory as the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
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Vasa is a Swedish warship that sank in 1628, after sailing about 1,300 meters (1,400 yards) into her maiden voyage. 333 years later, in 1961, she was salvaged with most of her wood still intact. Today, the ship is housed in Stockholm’s Vasa Museum and is said to be the world’s best preserved ship from the 17th century.
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Two of Charles Darwin's notebooks worth millions of pounds were reported stolen from Cambridge University's library. They have now been mysteriously returned, about two decades after their disappearance. The notebooks, still in good condition, were left in the library inside a pink gift bag.
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Abuna Yemata Guh is a monolithic church in the Hawzen woreda of the Tigray Region in Ethiopia. The church is located at a height of 2,580 meters (8,460 feet) and can only be reached by climbing on foot. It is known for its dome and wall paintings that date back to the 5th century.
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The Murchison meteorite is one of the oldest known rocks. In 2020, experts reported that the meteorite contained certain particles that were about 7 billion years old, older than even the Solar System. It was also found to contain amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.
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Eruption of Mount St. Helens
On this day in 1980, following an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter scale, Mount St. Helens in Washington state erupted in one of the greatest volcanic explosions ever recorded in North America.
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Leg-lengthening surgery is a complex procedure that some people undergo to increase their heights. According to reports, this surgery is available in over a dozen countries. Some patients are also able to extend their height by up to 5 inches (13 centimeters) with this procedure.
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To encourage their students to complete their physical education requirements, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology awards the MIT Pirate Certificate to students who complete courses in archery, fencing, pistol shooting, and sailing.
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Some species of ants are skilled farmers. They are known for cutting leaves and grasses and carrying them to their colonies' nests, where they grow a fungi to feed on later. The fungus-growing ants are agricultural wizards that use sophisticated techniques including domesticating crops.
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Kanō Jigorō is known as the Father of Judo, a popular Japanese martial art. Despite being smaller in size, he is said to have been able to overthrow larger individuals than him. Once, while sparring with such an opponent, Kanō actually managed to beat him by incorporating a western wrestling move.
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If you’re live in or are travelling to Germany you should know that if you take a picture of your food, the chef legally owns the rights to the photo. It's considered the person who created the food’s intellectual property.
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River Monsters, one of Animal Planet's top-performing shows, ended after nine seasons reportedly because star, Jeremy Wade, had already caught essentially every exceptionally large or dangerous fish out there, and they had run out of monsters to uncover.
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Lyuba is one of the best-preserved mammoth mummies in the world. The female woolly mammoth was around 30 to 35 days old at the time of her death approximately 41,800 years ago. She was so well-preserved that her skin and organs were intact and she had her mother's milk in her stomach.
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Ringling Bros. Circus formed
The Ringling brothers opened a small circus in Baraboo, Wisconsin, on this day in 1884 and by the early 20th century had transformed it into the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the leading American circus.
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Kuwait has no permanent rivers or lakes, and the country relies on water desalination as a primary source of fresh water for domestic purposes and drinking. Currently, Kuwait has over six desalination plants in operation, and it was the world’s first country to use desalination for supplying water for large-scale domestic use.
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Before he could record any dialogues for Toy Story 4 (2019), comedian Don Rickles unfortunately passed away. But instead of replacing him, an editorial team collected more than 20 years' worth of the comedian's voice sessions and outtakes. Using this database, the movie's director and screenwriters were able to create lines for Rickles' character, Mr. Potato Head.
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Measure 3 fingers length from the top of your wrist and apply pressure with your thumb. This is a pressure point that can instantly relieve anxiety. It’s also a great tactic to use if you’re nervous before something like a job interview. Instant calmness.
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