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Every other planet in the solar system can fit between Earth and the Moon — with roughly 4,400 km to spare.

Walmart paid $65 million because it refused to let its California cashiers sit down while working.

During a war between France and England in 1697, Louis XIV ordered the release of a captured English engineer who had been building a lighthouse. His reasoning: "France is at war with England, not with humanity."

In Portugal, it's illegal for your employer to contact you outside of working hours — companies face fines of nearly €10,000 per violation.

In 1978, Richard Branson tried to impress his girlfriend by pretending to buy a Caribbean island listed at $6 million. He jokingly offered $100,000 and was thrown off the island — but a year later, with no other buyers, the desperate owner accepted just $180,000.

In 1869–1870, boosters called Washington vulnerable and pitched St. Louis as the nation’s natural center, even hosting a Capital Removal convention.

In 1930, six anonymous Chicago businessmen formed a secret vigilante organization to take on the city's rampant crime. They investigated bombings, kidnappings, and bank robberies — and Al Capone himself said they were responsible for bringing him down.

About 2% of people worldwide can hear a mysterious low-frequency humming sound known as "The Hum" — and despite decades of research, no one has been able to fully explain it.

A group of kids learned sign language just so they could wish their deaf janitor a happy birthday.

A Burger King cook in Vancouver was fired for taking home a fish sandwich, fries, and a drink after 24 years of service. A judge ruled it was a misunderstanding and awarded her $46,000.

The rarest shark in the Gulf of Mexico is 5 inches long, glows in the dark, and shoots clouds of luminous fluid from tiny pockets near its fins — basically a living flashbang grenade.

Quokkas are known as the world's happiest animal because they always look like they're smiling. But when a predator shows up, mothers eject their baby from the pouch and let it flop around on the ground as a distraction while they run away.