These Are All The Major Pop Culture & Historical Moments of the Last Decade

2012: "Linsanity"

When New York Knicks backup point guard Jeremy Lin unexpectedly led his team on a seven-game win streak during the 2011–2012 basketball season, the global craze known as “Linsanity” was born. If you're a sports fan then you remember it. Now, he plays for China after having been on eight NBA teams.

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The More You Know

  • Grasshopper Mice have evolved to turn scorpion venom into a pain-killer. They now prey on scorpions.
  • Before mating, the female giraffe will first urinate in the male's mouth.
  • The Catholic Church considers the Theory of Evolution to be "virtually certain", and believes that intelligent design "isn't science even though it pretends to be."
  • The loudest animal on earth is the sperm whale.
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