Saturnalia was an ancient Roman festival from December 17th to 23rd honoring Saturn, god of agriculture and time. During this time, social rules changed: slaves ate with masters, a "King of Saturnalia" was chosen, and people exchanged gifts like candles and figurines. The city was full of feasting, gambling, and candlelight. Many Saturnalia traditions influenced modern Christmas celebrations.
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Harold Holt, Australia’s Prime Minister, disappeared on December 17, 1967, while swimming at Cheviot Beach. Strong currents pulled him underwater, and neither his body nor belongings were found. In 2005, a coroner confirmed he drowned accidentally with no foul play. The mystery led to many rumors but official reports say it was a tragic accident. 🌊🇦🇺

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The astrolabe is an ancient scientific tool from the 6th century used to tell time and find the positions of the Sun and stars. Made of metal, it has parts like a base plate (mater), a rotating star map (rete), and a sighting rule (alidade). Mariners used it for navigation before sextants. It helped measure heights and find locations by observing the sky.
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The Panopticon is a building designed so one guard can watch many people without them knowing if they are being watched. It has a round shape with cells around a center tower. This idea helps control people by making them feel watched all the time. It was first made for prisons but the system is used in other places too. 👁️🏢

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Football Manager 2005 was banned in China because it showed Tibet and Taiwan as separate countries. China said this broke its laws about territory. SEGA said they would make a Chinese version showing Taiwan as part of China. The banned copies were imported or sold illegally. 🇹🇼🕹️

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Watching a scary video before seeing abstract art makes people feel the art is more powerful and awe-inspiring.
Fear grabs the attention and makes us focus on what we see.
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Epimetheus is a small moon of Saturn, discovered on 18 December 1966 by Richard Walker. It shares almost the same orbit as another moon, Janus, which was confusing for astronomers at first. They thought there was only one moon there until 1978 when it was confirmed there are two. Epimetheus is about 117 km wide and orbits Saturn every 0.69 days.

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The average lifespan of a goldfish (Carassius auratus) is 10-15 years, with some varieties living into their thirties when properly cared for.

However, one male goldfish named Tish (1956-1999) lived to the remarkable age of 43, making him the world’s oldest goldfish ever.

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Pets can be allergic to humans.

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Headphones have been found to be 10 times dirtier than toilet seats. 🎧🦠🧼

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Charles Bonnet Syndrome happens when people with poor eyesight see things that aren’t there. These are called visual hallucinations. The person knows the images are not real. It occurs because the brain fills in missing visual information. 👁️🧠

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Edith Piaf’s was born the 19th of December 1915, she would be 110 years old today. She was and still is a famous French singer after her death, known for her emotional songs called "chansons".

Her most famous songs include “Non, je ne regrette rien” and “La Vie en rose.” 🎤🇫🇷

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Before 1956, kids could get trapped inside refrigerators because doors only opened from outside. The Refrigerator Safety Act changed this, requiring doors to open easily from inside. UL tests make sure doors open with a push from inside.

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Mother llamas hum to their babies to help them recognize each other. Each hum is special and unique. This helps the mother find her baby in the herd. It also keeps the babies safe by avoiding confusion. 🦙🎶

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Matter exists in different states:
● Solid – fixed shape and volume, particles tightly packed.
● Liquid – fixed volume, no fixed shape, particles slide past each other.
● Gas – no fixed shape or volume, particles far apart.
● Plasma – like gas but particles are charged.
● Glass – between solid and liquid, amorphous.
● Superfluid – liquid with no resistance near absolute zero.
● Bose-Einstein Condensate – particles act as one quantum entity.
● Fermionic Condensate – similar to Bose-Einstein but formed by fermions.
● Dropleton – quantum liquid of electrons and holes.
● Degenerate Matter – exists under extreme pressure inside stars or planets.

Matter changes state when energy is added or removed.

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A red blood cell count measures how many red blood cells are in a tiny drop of your blood (one microliter).

Normal ranges:
- Men: 4.0 to 5.9 million cells per microliter
- Women: 3.8 to 5.2 million cells per microliter.

To help you picture it: a microliter is about the size of a small grain of sand.

Low counts may mean anemia. High counts may be from smoking or dehydration.

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Chemists at UC Berkeley created a new catalytic process that turns plastic bags and bottles (polyolefins) into gases like propylene and isobutylene. These gases are used to make new plastics like polypropylene. The process uses cheap solid catalysts and can be scaled up for industrial use. This method helps recycle plastics better and supports a circular economy by turning waste into new materials. 🔄♻️

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The German 🇩🇪 language has a unique letter that’s not used in any other language, the ß, called "Eszett" which is pronounced like a double-s.

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