The Earth's rate of rotation is slowing at a rate of about 17 milliseconds a century. The length of a day for the dinosaurs...

There is a black hole at the center of most galaxies

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98% of the atoms in the human body are replaced every year with new ones

The Human Body

Fascinating facts about the human body

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Electrons can change their location without passing through the intervening space

Physics

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The Earth's rate of rotation is slowing at a rate of about 17 milliseconds a century. The length of a day for the dinosaurs was closer to 22 hours

Space

Astounding astronomy and space factoids

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O.J. Simpson was considered for the role of the Terminator, but producers felt O.J. was too nice to depict a cold blooded killer

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The actor who played Jesus in the Passion of the Christ was struck by lightning during filming

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The words "mafia" and "mob" never appear in The Godfather. Coppola agreed to omit these words after meeting with the Italian-American Civil Rights League

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