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The US Once Had a 100,000 Dollar Bill
Read more: The US Once Had a 100,000 Dollar BillThe $100,000 bill featuring Woodrow Wilson is the highest denomination in the history of US currency. It was briefly used in the 1930s by Federal Reserve Banks but was never in public circulation. Read on to learn more about this and other rare US dollar banknotes.
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Days Are Longer Than Years on Venus
Read more: Days Are Longer Than Years on VenusVenus, our neighbor in the solar system, orbits around the Sun faster than rotates on its axis. This is just one of many fun facts about Venus, the planet that really makes you go wow.
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Hippos and Whales Are Each Others’ Closest Relatives
Read more: Hippos and Whales Are Each Others’ Closest RelativesWhales and hippos share the same ancestor that lived around 55 million years ago. They are the closest living cousins of each other.
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First Mobile Phone Call Was Made Over 50 Years Ago
Read more: First Mobile Phone Call Was Made Over 50 Years AgoCell phones are older than many people think. The first mobile phone call was made in 1973. Motorola’s executive Martin Cooper called competitors from Bell Labs to taunt them.
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Fact Check: Is LK-99 the First Room-Temperature Superconductor?
Read more: Fact Check: Is LK-99 the First Room-Temperature Superconductor?Korean scientists claim to have discovered the first room-temperature superconductor efficient at normal atmospheric pressure. It is called LK-99. Does this mean we’ll soon have cheap energy, superfast computers, and levitating trains everywhere? Let’s check this out.
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