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Guillotine Star Power

Time is a tricky thing. While Star Wars was filming, the guillotine was still being used in France. The device of beheading has since been retired and saved in a museum of the country's brutal history. The last known use of the weapon was in 1977 when a convicted murder and rapist was put to death. Though it was behind closed doors, it was still too gruesome to justify continuing...

Armadillo Children

If you think having twins is difficult, imagine having quadruplets! Though there are some exceptions to the rule, it's known in the animal kingdom that armadillos almost exclusively give birth to identical quadruplets. The beautiful act of nature is inexplicable to scientists, but it's still pretty crazy. Now that's a full family!

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The More You Know

  • In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
  • A reindeer's eyes can change colors with the seasons.
  • Tree seeds were taken into orbit and planted as "Moon Trees."
  • A 26-sided shape is known as a small rhombicuboctahedron.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.