Surprising Facts that the FBI Wants You To Know

Using Satellites

The Simpsons portrayed that classic "FBI" van with the giant satellite on top of it due to rumors back in the day. The FBI actually uses satellite-equipped vans for surveillance, so The Simpsons' commentary wasn't too far off! Naturally, they are not permitted to use satellites to spy internationally and they always need a warrant. 

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The More You Know

  • Fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia.
  • The youngest parents in the world were aged 8 and 9.
  • A Nepalese doctor has restored the sight of over 100,000 often poverty-stricken people in the last thirty years across Asia and Africa using a 5 minute procedure and an inexpensive artificial lens.
  • Only ¼ of the Sahara Desert is sandy.
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