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Post up facts and things that hardly anyone knows...... (for entertainment purposes only. NO need to fact check)

The Escape Club is an English band, notable for both having a number one hit in the U.S. while at the same time completely failing to ever chart in their home country, the only British band to be able to claim that feat.
 
The Hindenburg was enormous, measuring 803 feet long, making it one of the largest aircraft ever built. It had a maximum speed of 84 mph…
Though originally designed to be filled with non-flammable helium, the Hindenburg was filled with highly flammable hydrogen due to export restrictions by the United States on helium to Nazi Germany due to the Helium Act of 1925…
Werner G. Doehner, the last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, passed away in 2019 at the age of 90….
Hindenburg compared to Titanic...

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DeltaV said:

Cacti Aren’t Native To Most Deserts​

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Prickly Pear Cactus Native to US​

Yes, the prickly pear cactus is native to the United States. It is part of the genus Opuntia, which is native only to the Americas, including the United States, Mexico, and South America. The eastern prickly pear (Opuntia humifusa) is specifically native to the lower 48 states of the United States, including areas from the East Coast to the Midwest and parts of the Great Plains
 
At one time, big brand names were loath to play with their name, so up until about 50 years ago, you wouldn't see something labelled 'Diet Coke', for instance, as the Coca-Cola company wouldn't tolerate the name diluted with other words. So, instead of Diet Coke, or Diet 7-Up, the companies came up with totally alternate names.

Thus, the origins of TaB, the diet cola made by Coca Cola, in reaction to other diet drinks springing to market.
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Pepsi Cola had their version first, named Patio.
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Instead of Diet 7-Up, we had Like.
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And the RC Cola company already had Diet Rite back in 1958.
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Amaxophobia: the fear of riding in a car.

Decidophobia: the fear of making decisions.

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia: the fear of long words.​

Venustraphobia: Fear of beautiful women.
 
Pecos Bill said:
Amaxophobia: the fear of riding in a car.

Decidophobia: the fear of making decisions.

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia: the fear of long words.​

Venustraphobia: Fear of beautiful women.
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"Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia"​

Anyone ever heard of this word being
used in a spelling bee?
 
Although she ruled Egypt as pharaoh from 51 BC to 30 BC, Cleopatra wasn’t of Egyptian descent. She was instead Greek, specifically Macedonian.
 
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The Greatest Space Prank in History belongs to American astronaut Owen Garriott.
It happened in 1973 aboard the U.S. space station Skylab. Garriott wasn’t just a brilliant astronaut—he was also a first-class prankster. And what he pulled off with a cassette recorder earned him a place in space folklore.
Before the mission, Garriott brought along a tape recorder. On it, his wife Helen recorded a few lines—part of a top-secret prank designed especially for flight controller Robert Crippen back at Mission Control.
One day, right before the usual daily check-in with Earth, the voice from Houston came through:
“Skylab, this is Houston. Do you read?”
Garriott stepped up to the transmitter, pressed play, and from orbit came a woman’s voice:
“Good afternoon, Houston. This is Skylab.”
Silence. Then a confused voice from Earth:
“…Who is this speaking?”
Helen’s voice replied:
“Hi, Robert. This is Helen—Owen’s wife.”
A long pause. Then Crippen, clearly panicked:
“…What are YOU doing up there?!”
Helen answered calmly:
“Oh, I just thought I’d bring the guys something to eat. Fresh and homemade.”
And then—radio silence. Total chaos at Mission Control. For a full minute, the room froze.
This remains one of the most legendary pranks in space history—a reminder that even in the vast silence of space, there’s always room for a laugh.
 
DeltaV said:
Although she ruled Egypt as pharaoh from 51 BC to 30 BC, Cleopatra wasn’t of Egyptian descent. She was instead Greek, specifically Macedonian.
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....everyone talks about Cleopatra as if she was one person..... there were at least 15 Cleopatra's .... it was a name given to female leaders.
 
Kern Dog said:
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The Greatest Space Prank in History belongs to American astronaut Owen Garriott.
It happened in 1973 aboard the U.S. space station Skylab. Garriott wasn’t just a brilliant astronaut—he was also a first-class prankster. And what he pulled off with a cassette recorder earned him a place in space folklore.
Before the mission, Garriott brought along a tape recorder. On it, his wife Helen recorded a few lines—part of a top-secret prank designed especially for flight controller Robert Crippen back at Mission Control.
One day, right before the usual daily check-in with Earth, the voice from Houston came through:
“Skylab, this is Houston. Do you read?”
Garriott stepped up to the transmitter, pressed play, and from orbit came a woman’s voice:
“Good afternoon, Houston. This is Skylab.”
Silence. Then a confused voice from Earth:
“…Who is this speaking?”
Helen’s voice replied:
“Hi, Robert. This is Helen—Owen’s wife.”
A long pause. Then Crippen, clearly panicked:
“…What are YOU doing up there?!”
Helen answered calmly:
“Oh, I just thought I’d bring the guys something to eat. Fresh and homemade.”
And then—radio silence. Total chaos at Mission Control. For a full minute, the room froze.
This remains one of the most legendary pranks in space history—a reminder that even in the vast silence of space, there’s always room for a laugh.
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