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Did you know the world's first patent ever was granted to Filippo Brunelleschi?

The first recorded patent ever was given to Filippo Brunelleschi. He was an architect and engineer from Florence. He was granted this patent in 1421 for an industrial invention.

The patent was granted for a period of three years for the manufacture of a barge with hoisting gear used to transport marble.

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Is Brompton Cemetery A Time Machine?

Is Brompton Cemetery A Time Machine?

The sealed mausoleum believed to be a fully-functioning time machine. The largest tomb in the cemetery is the resting place of Hannah Courtoy and two of her daughters. According to local musician Stephen Coates, who has made something of a hobby of s
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50+ Interesting Fun Facts About Horses

50+ Interesting Fun Facts About Horses

The horse is a hoofed herbivorous mammal of the family Equidae. They are domestic as well as wild.

1) Once upon a time, Horses were a primary source of transportation.

2) Let’s talk about their eating habits.

3) The stomach size is small. Th
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Butterflies Can Taste The Food With Their Feet.

Butterflies Can Taste The Food With Their Feet.

Butterflies can taste the food with their feet. Unbelievable, isn’t it? Actually, they’ve taste sensors on their feet. They serve their caterpillars' tasty food.

Butterflies have taste sensors on their feet and by standing on a leaf, they can tast
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Did You Know Ants communicate with each other using chemical language?

Did You Know Ants communicate with each other using chemical language?

Ants communicate with each other using chemical language. This chemical is known as pheromones. Pheromones are chemicals capable of acting like hormones outside the body of the secreting individual, to impact the behavior of the receiving individuals
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Did You Know Saccharin Was An Accidental Invention?

Did You Know Saccharin Was An Accidental Invention?

Saccharin is a zero-calorie artificial sweetener. It's 300–400 times sweeter than sugar and commonly used to replace it. The artificial sweetener Saccharin was got invented in 1879.

Saccharin is a sugar substitute that was found during investigati
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Did you know sharks have to keep swimming to remain alive?

Did you know sharks have to keep swimming to remain alive?

Did you know sharks have to keep swimming to remain alive? All sharks take oxygen from water so they can breathe. But sharks like these ones can’t pump water over their gills. So to stay alive, the sharks have to constantly swim forward. This keeps w
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Did You Know Your Brain Doesn't Die With You?

Did You Know Your Brain Doesn't Die With You?

The human mind and consciousness are close things. The human brain controls the whole body when you are alive. After death, you’re on auto-pilot. Read this creepy fact about the human brain and don’t forget to share.

The human brain continues work
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Did you know you have at least 6 doppelgangers in the world?

Did you know you have at least 6 doppelgangers in the world?

“There are at least 6 people in the world who look exactly like you. There’s a 9% chance that you’ll meet one of them in your lifetime.”

A doppelgänger is a biologically unrelated look-alike, or a double, of a living person. In fiction and mytholo
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Did You Know The Human Body Decomposes Faster In Water Than On Ground?

Did You Know The Human Body Decomposes Faster In Water Than On Ground?

The future of a human body in water can’t be understood beforehand. There are a lot of researches has been conducted on carcass decomposition and insect colonization in a variety of terrestrial habitats worldwide.

Factors affecting decomposition i
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"Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia" is a phobia of long words.

"Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia" is a phobia of long words.

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Sesquipedalophobia is short for 36 Characters word Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is a fear of long words, which should come as no surprise. This word
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Did you know fishes use the countershading camouflage techniques to hide from predators?

Did you know fishes use the countershading camouflage techniques to hide from predators?

Countershading is a color pattern where the back or top of an animal is darker-colored, and the belly or underside of the animal is light-colored or white. This helps make an animal less conspicuous to predators. In the water, the light comes from ab
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Did you know the fishes have special sensors that allow them to detect predators?

Did you know the fishes have special sensors that allow them to detect predators?

The lateral line is a hydrodynamic receptor system that enables fishes to detect minute water motions generated by conspecifics, predators, or prey. The sensory units of the lateral line are the neuromasts which are dispersed over large portions of t
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