Trends and Events from the Decade That You Completely Forgot About

Mayan Calander Ends

The world was allegedly supposed to end on December 21st, 2012. The Mayan calendar predicted that the rapture would happen, or maybe a catastrophic event. No spoilers here, this one didn’t exactly pan out like they thought. It was just a normal day!

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The More You Know

  • The sun and moon appear to be the same size in the sky because of an astonishing coincidence: the moon is 400 times smaller but 400 times closer.
  • In 1567, the man said to have the longest beard in the world died after he tripped over his beard running away from a fire.
  • Tic Tac mints are named after the sound their container makes.
  • The tongue is the only muscle in the body attached from one end.
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