In 2014, the Ice Bucket Challenge became one of the internet's biggest viral events.

People filmed themselves having buckets of ice water poured over their heads, challenged others to do the same, and encouraged donations to ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis aka Lou Gehrig's disease) research.

Between 29 July and 29 August 2014, the ALS Association received more than $100 million in donations.

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Hugo Hercules was an American weekly comic strip published in the Chicago Tribune, written and drawn by Wilhelm Heinrich Detlev Körner.

It ran for five months, from September 7, 1902, to January 11, 1903, totaling seventeen strips.

Despite its short run, it is considered the earliest superhero fiction comic.
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The Chios Massacre took place in 1822 during the Greek War of Independence.

Ottoman forces killed at least 25,000 people and enslaved around 45,000 Chians. Another 10,000–20,000 people fled the island.

The Ottoman Empire, which carried out the attack, was later replaced by the modern Republic of Turkey in 1923.

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International Literacy Day is observed every year on September 8. UNESCO established it in 1967 to highlight the importance of literacy for individuals and societies. Literacy is not limited to reading and writing; it also includes developing the ability to understand, communicate, and use information effectively.

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The anchoring effect is a cognitive bias in which people tend to rely heavily on the first number they encounter when making a judgment. For example, if a shirt is first shown at $50 and then discounted to $35, the second price may seem like a bargain because the first number becomes a mental reference point. The original $50 can influence the judgment even when it has little relevance to the shirt's actual value.
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The sewing machine was patented by Elias Howe on September 10, 1846 in the United States.

It used a lockstitch design that made stitching faster and more consistent for clothing production.

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Scientists have created immature human sperm from stem cells. Researchers guided the cells toward sperm development and grew them in a tiny tissue structure implanted on a mouse’s kidney. The cells were still immature and were not ready for use in human reproduction.
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The U.S. has a lease for Guantanamo Bay and sends Cuba about $4,500 every year. Since 1953, Cuba refuses the money because they say the U.S. control is illegal and a violation of their sovereignty. In 1959, the check was cashed by mistake once.

On this U.S. naval base in Cuba, the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp opened in 2002 to hold terrorism suspects captured by the U.S. The camp has faced criticism for human rights issues and indefinite detention without trial.
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Cocoa flavanols may help increase blood flow to the brain. Studies in people found increased blood flow in areas linked to thinking and memory. Some people also performed better on certain thinking tasks after consuming cocoa rich in flavanols.
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Muslim communities experienced increased discrimination, hate crimes, Islamophobia, profiling, and surveillance after 11 September 2001. They also experienced harassment and attacks targeting mosques and Islamic centers. Post-11 September security policies raised concerns about detention, privacy, due process, and civil liberties, even until today.

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Tristan da Cunha, a tiny island group in the South Atlantic, is often described as the world’s most remote inhabited place. The nearest mainland is more than 2,000 km away, and there is no airport. Its roughly 200 residents depend mainly on ships for travel and supplies. 🚢🏝

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Mild dehydration can affect mood and stress responses. In two studies, participants who lost about 0.6% of their body weight through water loss showed changes in brain activity and heart rate. They also reported higher anxiety ratings during mild dehydration.
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When you want a bouquet of flowers to last longer, know that Viagra makes flowers stand up erect.
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The Streisand effect is a psychological and internet phenomenon where an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information inadvertently draws widespread attention to it, often making it go viral.

The term was coined in 2005 after entertainer Barbra Streisand sued a photographer to remove an aerial photograph of her California mansion from a public database of coastal erosion images. Before the lawsuit, the photo had only been downloaded six times; afterward, public curiosity spiked, and more than 420,000 people visited the site to see the image within a month.

Today, the effect serves as a primary warning in public relations, demonstrating how aggressive legal or digital suppression often backfires by transforming obscure data into major public interest.
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Dieter Krombach was a German doctor and the stepfather of Kalinka Bamberski, the 14-year-old daughter of André Bamberski.

Kalinka was found dead in Krombach’s house in Lindau on 10 July 1982.

Her father André Bamberski later had Krombach abducted and taken to France, left in front of a police station.

Krombach was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison in France.

He was released for medical reasons in 2020 and died soon after on 12 September 2020.
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"They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance."

Last words of John Sedgwick (September 13, 1813 – May 9, 1864) before being shot by the enemy.

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Frogs use their eyeballs to help them swallow because they lack the complex mouth muscles needed to push food down their throats.

When a frog catches prey, specialized muscles pull its large eyeballs downward through openings in the skull, pressing them against the roof of the mouth. This downward sinking action acts like a plunger, forcing the food off the tongue and directly into the esophagus so the frog can digest its meal.
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