Trends and Events from the Decade That You Completely Forgot About

False Alarm

A false missile warning in Hawaii sparked many to start panicking. The message alerted phones of an incoming threat, including a line saying: “THIS IS NOT A DRILL”. Yeah, the result weren’t great. The alarm wasn’t corrected until 38 minutes later. Happy new year, 2018!

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The More You Know

  • There are around 2,000 thunderstorms happening on Earth at all times.
  • Agatha Christie said she came up with many of her book plots while sitting in her bathtub while eating apples.
  • Bubble wrap was originally designed to be used as wallpaper.
  • Four times more people speak English as a second language than as a native one.
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