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

2017: Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey Texas and Louisiana the hardest when it made landfall, and caused billions of dollars of damage, making it one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. It was labeled a category 4 tropical depression storm.

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The More You Know

  • The Japanese created a smoke alarm for those who can't hear, which pumps super-spicy wasabi mist into the air to alert them.
  • Only two national flags have the color purple on them.
  • A reindeer's eyes can change colors with the seasons.
  • The Nobel Committee declined to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948 because "there was no suitable living candidate." This was meant as tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated earlier that year without receiving the Prize.
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