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Bishop Rock: The Smallest Island in the World

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(via Amusing Planet) Bishop Rock is a small rocky ledge jutting out of the sea, 4 miles west of the

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(via Listverse) Modern life is full of simple conveniences. It’s easy to forget that we had to cope without them

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(via Amusing Planet) Macaws and parrots of the Amazon rainforest have developed a particular taste for clay. They collect in

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(via Great Big Story) Drumroll, please… We’d like to introduce you to Yoyoka Soma. At the tender age of 9,

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(via Mental Floss) You probably think of your dog as part of the family, but sometimes your canine companion does

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(via Atlas Obscura) A cookbook devoted to morning meals showcases chocolate-fish porridge, ice-cream brioche, and more.

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(via Listverse) We probably do not pay attention to the shapes of lots of things we see around us every

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(via Great Big Story) Dial-up, floppy disks, Listservs. If you don’t know what any of these terms mean, you weren’t

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(via Smithsonian) Patented in 1957, the lightweight ball saved players’ arms and more than a few windows.

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(via Listverse) Space has been a part of popular science fiction for a long time now. Space movies give us

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(via Amusing Planet) The Barringer Crater was named in honor of Daniel Barringer, who was first to suggest that it

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(via Listverse) When it comes to things we use in our day-to-day lives, we’re largely aware of what they’re supposed