The Stories Behind These Abandoned Islands Will Freak You Out

Family Ties

The island was owned by a wealthy family in 1922 who allowed the US Navy to use it as a refuel station in World War II.

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The More You Know

  • Earth is 4.54 billion years old.
  • When Boris Yeltsin met President Clinton in 1995, his first question was "Do you think O.J. did it?"
  • Coca-Cola once bought all the website URLs that can be read as ahh, all the way up to 62 h’s.
  • When a piece of bread is toasted, it's called the "Maillard reaction."
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