The Wildest Things You Never Knew About Area 51

ALMA Observatory

This radio field is available for the public to view during business hours on weekdays. This radio field is located in Chile, and it 24/7 monitors all signals that might be coming from space.

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The More You Know

  • Nutella was invented during WWII, when an Italian pastry maker mixed hazelnuts into chocolate to extend his chocolate ration.
  • 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.
  • Movie popcorn costs more per ounce than Filet Mignon.
  • But the loudest animal relative to its size is a water bug.
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