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Top 5 Windsor Castle Features for Game of Thrones
1. Great Hall, feasts like in Winterfell
2. Round Tower, similar as Wall’s towers
3. St George’s Chapel, for the High Sparrow’s ceremonies
4. Extensive Grounds, for dragon sightings
5. Secret Tunnels, passages for escapes
#GameOfThrones #Windsor
1. Great Hall, feasts like in Winterfell
2. Round Tower, similar as Wall’s towers
3. St George’s Chapel, for the High Sparrow’s ceremonies
4. Extensive Grounds, for dragon sightings
5. Secret Tunnels, passages for escapes
#GameOfThrones #Windsor
5 Surprising Christmas Traditions
🇯🇵 Japan: KFC is Christmas dinner for millions
🇮🇸 Iceland: Exchange books on Christmas Eve, read all night
🇺🇦 Ukraine: Spider webs on trees bring good luck
🇪🇸 Catalonia: "Caganer" pooping figurine in nativity scenes
🇳🇴 Norway: Hide brooms to ward off witches
Yours?
🇯🇵 Japan: KFC is Christmas dinner for millions
🇮🇸 Iceland: Exchange books on Christmas Eve, read all night
🇺🇦 Ukraine: Spider webs on trees bring good luck
🇪🇸 Catalonia: "Caganer" pooping figurine in nativity scenes
🇳🇴 Norway: Hide brooms to ward off witches
Yours?
December 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
5 Surprising Christmas Traditions
🇯🇵 Japan: KFC is Christmas dinner for millions
🇮🇸 Iceland: Exchange books on Christmas Eve, read all night
🇺🇦 Ukraine: Spider webs on trees bring good luck
🇪🇸 Catalonia: "Caganer" pooping figurine in nativity scenes
🇳🇴 Norway: Hide brooms to ward off witches
Yours?
🇯🇵 Japan: KFC is Christmas dinner for millions
🇮🇸 Iceland: Exchange books on Christmas Eve, read all night
🇺🇦 Ukraine: Spider webs on trees bring good luck
🇪🇸 Catalonia: "Caganer" pooping figurine in nativity scenes
🇳🇴 Norway: Hide brooms to ward off witches
Yours?
5 Joyful Winter Animal Facts
1. Arctic foxes turn white for snow camouflage
2. Penguins huddle in thousands – up to 40°C warmth
3. Some frogs freeze solid, thaw alive in spring
4. Squirrels remember 80% of hidden nuts
5. Reindeer eyes turn blue for better low-light vision
Which survives winter best?
1. Arctic foxes turn white for snow camouflage
2. Penguins huddle in thousands – up to 40°C warmth
3. Some frogs freeze solid, thaw alive in spring
4. Squirrels remember 80% of hidden nuts
5. Reindeer eyes turn blue for better low-light vision
Which survives winter best?
December 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
5 Joyful Winter Animal Facts
1. Arctic foxes turn white for snow camouflage
2. Penguins huddle in thousands – up to 40°C warmth
3. Some frogs freeze solid, thaw alive in spring
4. Squirrels remember 80% of hidden nuts
5. Reindeer eyes turn blue for better low-light vision
Which survives winter best?
1. Arctic foxes turn white for snow camouflage
2. Penguins huddle in thousands – up to 40°C warmth
3. Some frogs freeze solid, thaw alive in spring
4. Squirrels remember 80% of hidden nuts
5. Reindeer eyes turn blue for better low-light vision
Which survives winter best?
5 Ways Stats Bring Joy
1. Reveal surprises like the birthday paradox
2. Predict joyful moments – vacations, wins
3. Exercise boosts happiness by 20%
4. Power perfect music & movie picks for you
5. Turn data into inspiring stories
How have stats brought you joy?
1. Reveal surprises like the birthday paradox
2. Predict joyful moments – vacations, wins
3. Exercise boosts happiness by 20%
4. Power perfect music & movie picks for you
5. Turn data into inspiring stories
How have stats brought you joy?
December 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
5 Ways Stats Bring Joy
1. Reveal surprises like the birthday paradox
2. Predict joyful moments – vacations, wins
3. Exercise boosts happiness by 20%
4. Power perfect music & movie picks for you
5. Turn data into inspiring stories
How have stats brought you joy?
1. Reveal surprises like the birthday paradox
2. Predict joyful moments – vacations, wins
3. Exercise boosts happiness by 20%
4. Power perfect music & movie picks for you
5. Turn data into inspiring stories
How have stats brought you joy?
Top 5 Holiday Stats 🎄
1. US: 25–30 million real Christmas trees sold yearly
2. Average American spends $1,000 on gifts
3. In Japan, millions eat KFC on Christmas – since 1970s
4. "White Christmas" is best-selling single ever (50M+ copies)
5. Santa would travel 650 Miles/sec to deliver all gifts
1. US: 25–30 million real Christmas trees sold yearly
2. Average American spends $1,000 on gifts
3. In Japan, millions eat KFC on Christmas – since 1970s
4. "White Christmas" is best-selling single ever (50M+ copies)
5. Santa would travel 650 Miles/sec to deliver all gifts
December 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Top 5 Holiday Stats 🎄
1. US: 25–30 million real Christmas trees sold yearly
2. Average American spends $1,000 on gifts
3. In Japan, millions eat KFC on Christmas – since 1970s
4. "White Christmas" is best-selling single ever (50M+ copies)
5. Santa would travel 650 Miles/sec to deliver all gifts
1. US: 25–30 million real Christmas trees sold yearly
2. Average American spends $1,000 on gifts
3. In Japan, millions eat KFC on Christmas – since 1970s
4. "White Christmas" is best-selling single ever (50M+ copies)
5. Santa would travel 650 Miles/sec to deliver all gifts
Top 5 Surprising Historical Events in November
1989: Berlin Wall fell
1969: Sesame Street premiered
1918: WWI ended
1859: Darwin's Origin of Species published
1755: Lisbon earthquake inspired Enlightenment thinkers
Which surprises you most? 🤔 #History
1989: Berlin Wall fell
1969: Sesame Street premiered
1918: WWI ended
1859: Darwin's Origin of Species published
1755: Lisbon earthquake inspired Enlightenment thinkers
Which surprises you most? 🤔 #History
December 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Top 5 Surprising Historical Events in November
1989: Berlin Wall fell
1969: Sesame Street premiered
1918: WWI ended
1859: Darwin's Origin of Species published
1755: Lisbon earthquake inspired Enlightenment thinkers
Which surprises you most? 🤔 #History
1989: Berlin Wall fell
1969: Sesame Street premiered
1918: WWI ended
1859: Darwin's Origin of Species published
1755: Lisbon earthquake inspired Enlightenment thinkers
Which surprises you most? 🤔 #History
Top 5 Surprising Facts About Winter ❄️
1. Snow isn't white: it's transparent, reflects all colors!
2. Largest snowflake: 38 cm wide (Montana, 1887)
3. Snow absorbs sound by up to 60%
4. Earth is closest to Sun during northern winter
5. Snow has fallen in the Sahara (1979)!
#Winter
1. Snow isn't white: it's transparent, reflects all colors!
2. Largest snowflake: 38 cm wide (Montana, 1887)
3. Snow absorbs sound by up to 60%
4. Earth is closest to Sun during northern winter
5. Snow has fallen in the Sahara (1979)!
#Winter
November 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Top 5 Surprising Facts About Winter ❄️
1. Snow isn't white: it's transparent, reflects all colors!
2. Largest snowflake: 38 cm wide (Montana, 1887)
3. Snow absorbs sound by up to 60%
4. Earth is closest to Sun during northern winter
5. Snow has fallen in the Sahara (1979)!
#Winter
1. Snow isn't white: it's transparent, reflects all colors!
2. Largest snowflake: 38 cm wide (Montana, 1887)
3. Snow absorbs sound by up to 60%
4. Earth is closest to Sun during northern winter
5. Snow has fallen in the Sahara (1979)!
#Winter
Oceans produce about 50-80% of Earth's oxygen through tiny phytoplankton, which also absorb massive CO2 like underwater superheroes
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Oceans produce about 50-80% of Earth's oxygen through tiny phytoplankton, which also absorb massive CO2 like underwater superheroes
Your heart beats about 100,000 times today without you even noticing. You’re a walking miracle and you don’t even know it.
November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Your heart beats about 100,000 times today without you even noticing. You’re a walking miracle and you don’t even know it.
There are ~3 trillion trees on Earth.
That’s roughly 380 trees for every single human alive.
That’s roughly 380 trees for every single human alive.
November 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
There are ~3 trillion trees on Earth.
That’s roughly 380 trees for every single human alive.
That’s roughly 380 trees for every single human alive.
A properly shuffled deck of 52 cards has almost certainly never existed before in human history. You’re literally holding a unique moment in the universe.
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A properly shuffled deck of 52 cards has almost certainly never existed before in human history. You’re literally holding a unique moment in the universe.
Top 5 facts about the Hanseatic network
1) Born from German and Baltic trading towns
2) At its medieval peak it linked nearly 200 cities
3) It shaped trade from England to Russia
4) Today a “New Hansa” has ~200 member cities
5) They span 16 European countries
#hanseatic
1) Born from German and Baltic trading towns
2) At its medieval peak it linked nearly 200 cities
3) It shaped trade from England to Russia
4) Today a “New Hansa” has ~200 member cities
5) They span 16 European countries
#hanseatic
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Top 5 facts about the Hanseatic network
1) Born from German and Baltic trading towns
2) At its medieval peak it linked nearly 200 cities
3) It shaped trade from England to Russia
4) Today a “New Hansa” has ~200 member cities
5) They span 16 European countries
#hanseatic
1) Born from German and Baltic trading towns
2) At its medieval peak it linked nearly 200 cities
3) It shaped trade from England to Russia
4) Today a “New Hansa” has ~200 member cities
5) They span 16 European countries
#hanseatic
Middle Ages myth check:
1. Around 1500, over half of England’s people may read at a basic level
2. Writing skills were much rarer
3. Reading spread via homes, churches and guilds, not just universities
Can you read?
1. Around 1500, over half of England’s people may read at a basic level
2. Writing skills were much rarer
3. Reading spread via homes, churches and guilds, not just universities
Can you read?
November 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Middle Ages myth check:
1. Around 1500, over half of England’s people may read at a basic level
2. Writing skills were much rarer
3. Reading spread via homes, churches and guilds, not just universities
Can you read?
1. Around 1500, over half of England’s people may read at a basic level
2. Writing skills were much rarer
3. Reading spread via homes, churches and guilds, not just universities
Can you read?
Top 5 ways to spot a misleading chart:
1. Truncated y‑axis
2. Cherry‑picked timeframe
3. Unclear denominators
4. 3D effects hiding scale
5. Missing labels or sources
6.
1. Truncated y‑axis
2. Cherry‑picked timeframe
3. Unclear denominators
4. 3D effects hiding scale
5. Missing labels or sources
6.
November 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Top 5 ways to spot a misleading chart:
1. Truncated y‑axis
2. Cherry‑picked timeframe
3. Unclear denominators
4. 3D effects hiding scale
5. Missing labels or sources
6.
1. Truncated y‑axis
2. Cherry‑picked timeframe
3. Unclear denominators
4. 3D effects hiding scale
5. Missing labels or sources
6.
Top 5 Windsor Castle Gardens Facts:
1. 12th c. w/ King's herbary in Upper Ward.
2. East Terrace (1820s): views to London.
3. Moat Garden: dry moat, since 17th c.
4. Jubilee (2002): year-round for QEII’s Jubilee.
5. Chalk escarpment over Thames: practical to elegant.
Fav royal garden? #Gardens
1. 12th c. w/ King's herbary in Upper Ward.
2. East Terrace (1820s): views to London.
3. Moat Garden: dry moat, since 17th c.
4. Jubilee (2002): year-round for QEII’s Jubilee.
5. Chalk escarpment over Thames: practical to elegant.
Fav royal garden? #Gardens
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Top 5 Windsor Castle Gardens Facts:
1. 12th c. w/ King's herbary in Upper Ward.
2. East Terrace (1820s): views to London.
3. Moat Garden: dry moat, since 17th c.
4. Jubilee (2002): year-round for QEII’s Jubilee.
5. Chalk escarpment over Thames: practical to elegant.
Fav royal garden? #Gardens
1. 12th c. w/ King's herbary in Upper Ward.
2. East Terrace (1820s): views to London.
3. Moat Garden: dry moat, since 17th c.
4. Jubilee (2002): year-round for QEII’s Jubilee.
5. Chalk escarpment over Thames: practical to elegant.
Fav royal garden? #Gardens
Top 5 Cat Facts for National Cat Day
1. Jump height: up to 1.8 m (6x body length)
2. Top speed: 13.3 m/s (~48 km/h)
3. Average weight: 4-5 kg
4. Genome similarity to tigers: 95.6%
5. Survive falls from ~97 m (32 stories)
Your cat story? 🐱 #Cats
1. Jump height: up to 1.8 m (6x body length)
2. Top speed: 13.3 m/s (~48 km/h)
3. Average weight: 4-5 kg
4. Genome similarity to tigers: 95.6%
5. Survive falls from ~97 m (32 stories)
Your cat story? 🐱 #Cats
October 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Top 5 Cat Facts for National Cat Day
1. Jump height: up to 1.8 m (6x body length)
2. Top speed: 13.3 m/s (~48 km/h)
3. Average weight: 4-5 kg
4. Genome similarity to tigers: 95.6%
5. Survive falls from ~97 m (32 stories)
Your cat story? 🐱 #Cats
1. Jump height: up to 1.8 m (6x body length)
2. Top speed: 13.3 m/s (~48 km/h)
3. Average weight: 4-5 kg
4. Genome similarity to tigers: 95.6%
5. Survive falls from ~97 m (32 stories)
Your cat story? 🐱 #Cats
Top 5 Pasta Facts for World Pasta Day!
1. Over 600 different shapes worldwide
2. Italians eat ~23 kg per person/year
3. Origins: 4th century BC Etruscan evidence
4. Word "pasta" means "dough" in Italian
5. Global production: 14+ million tons annually
What's your go-to pasta? #WorldPastaDay
1. Over 600 different shapes worldwide
2. Italians eat ~23 kg per person/year
3. Origins: 4th century BC Etruscan evidence
4. Word "pasta" means "dough" in Italian
5. Global production: 14+ million tons annually
What's your go-to pasta? #WorldPastaDay
October 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Top 5 Pasta Facts for World Pasta Day!
1. Over 600 different shapes worldwide
2. Italians eat ~23 kg per person/year
3. Origins: 4th century BC Etruscan evidence
4. Word "pasta" means "dough" in Italian
5. Global production: 14+ million tons annually
What's your go-to pasta? #WorldPastaDay
1. Over 600 different shapes worldwide
2. Italians eat ~23 kg per person/year
3. Origins: 4th century BC Etruscan evidence
4. Word "pasta" means "dough" in Italian
5. Global production: 14+ million tons annually
What's your go-to pasta? #WorldPastaDay
Top 5 Gold Facts. Price Up 25% Lately!
1. Density: 19,320 kg/m³ (heaviest common metal)
2. Melting Point: 1,337 K (1,064°C)
3. Atomic Mass: 196.967 u
4. Current Price: ~132 USD/g (record highs!)
5. Annual Production: ~3.3 x 10^6 kg globally
What's your gold story? #Gold
1. Density: 19,320 kg/m³ (heaviest common metal)
2. Melting Point: 1,337 K (1,064°C)
3. Atomic Mass: 196.967 u
4. Current Price: ~132 USD/g (record highs!)
5. Annual Production: ~3.3 x 10^6 kg globally
What's your gold story? #Gold
October 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Top 5 Gold Facts. Price Up 25% Lately!
1. Density: 19,320 kg/m³ (heaviest common metal)
2. Melting Point: 1,337 K (1,064°C)
3. Atomic Mass: 196.967 u
4. Current Price: ~132 USD/g (record highs!)
5. Annual Production: ~3.3 x 10^6 kg globally
What's your gold story? #Gold
1. Density: 19,320 kg/m³ (heaviest common metal)
2. Melting Point: 1,337 K (1,064°C)
3. Atomic Mass: 196.967 u
4. Current Price: ~132 USD/g (record highs!)
5. Annual Production: ~3.3 x 10^6 kg globally
What's your gold story? #Gold
Top 5 Famous People Who Stuttered (for International Stuttering Awareness Day)
1. Joe Biden
2. Emily Blunt
3. Ed Sheeran
4. James Earl Jones
5. Tiger Woods
Know someone inspiring? #Stuttering
1. Joe Biden
2. Emily Blunt
3. Ed Sheeran
4. James Earl Jones
5. Tiger Woods
Know someone inspiring? #Stuttering
October 22, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Top 5 Famous People Who Stuttered (for International Stuttering Awareness Day)
1. Joe Biden
2. Emily Blunt
3. Ed Sheeran
4. James Earl Jones
5. Tiger Woods
Know someone inspiring? #Stuttering
1. Joe Biden
2. Emily Blunt
3. Ed Sheeran
4. James Earl Jones
5. Tiger Woods
Know someone inspiring? #Stuttering
Top 5 Orionids Meteor Shower Facts
1. From Halley's Comet debris
2. Peaks Oct 21-22
3. Up to 20 meteors/hour
4. Best pre-dawn viewing
5. Radiates from Orion
Your best stargazing memory?
#Astronomy
1. From Halley's Comet debris
2. Peaks Oct 21-22
3. Up to 20 meteors/hour
4. Best pre-dawn viewing
5. Radiates from Orion
Your best stargazing memory?
#Astronomy
October 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Top 5 Orionids Meteor Shower Facts
1. From Halley's Comet debris
2. Peaks Oct 21-22
3. Up to 20 meteors/hour
4. Best pre-dawn viewing
5. Radiates from Orion
Your best stargazing memory?
#Astronomy
1. From Halley's Comet debris
2. Peaks Oct 21-22
3. Up to 20 meteors/hour
4. Best pre-dawn viewing
5. Radiates from Orion
Your best stargazing memory?
#Astronomy
The Monty Hall problem still breaks brains. You pick door 1, host opens door 3 (goat), offers you door 2. Switching gives you 2/3 chance of winning vs 1/3 staying. It feels SO wrong but the math doesn't lie 🐐
July 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The Monty Hall problem still breaks brains. You pick door 1, host opens door 3 (goat), offers you door 2. Switching gives you 2/3 chance of winning vs 1/3 staying. It feels SO wrong but the math doesn't lie 🐐
The number that changed how I see data forever:
23
That's how many people you need in a room for a 50% chance that two share the same birthday.
With just 70 people? 99.9% chance.
23
That's how many people you need in a room for a 50% chance that two share the same birthday.
With just 70 people? 99.9% chance.
July 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The number that changed how I see data forever:
23
That's how many people you need in a room for a 50% chance that two share the same birthday.
With just 70 people? 99.9% chance.
23
That's how many people you need in a room for a 50% chance that two share the same birthday.
With just 70 people? 99.9% chance.
Top 5 Rök Runestone Facts
1. World's longest runic inscription: 760+ characters
2. Carved around 800 CE in Östergötland, Sweden
3. Contains cryptic riddles & mythological references
4. Memorial stone for Vämöd's son who died young
5. Mentions Theodoric the Great & Gothic wars
#Vikings
1. World's longest runic inscription: 760+ characters
2. Carved around 800 CE in Östergötland, Sweden
3. Contains cryptic riddles & mythological references
4. Memorial stone for Vämöd's son who died young
5. Mentions Theodoric the Great & Gothic wars
#Vikings
July 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Top 5 Rök Runestone Facts
1. World's longest runic inscription: 760+ characters
2. Carved around 800 CE in Östergötland, Sweden
3. Contains cryptic riddles & mythological references
4. Memorial stone for Vämöd's son who died young
5. Mentions Theodoric the Great & Gothic wars
#Vikings
1. World's longest runic inscription: 760+ characters
2. Carved around 800 CE in Östergötland, Sweden
3. Contains cryptic riddles & mythological references
4. Memorial stone for Vämöd's son who died young
5. Mentions Theodoric the Great & Gothic wars
#Vikings
Top 5 Most Famous Rocking Stones in the World
1. Logan Rock (Cornwall): 80-ton granite balancer
2. Kummakivi (Finland): Impossible boulder balance
3. Balanced Rock (Utah): Arches National Park icon
4. Devil's Marbles (Australia): Granite sphere stacks
5. Huelgoat (Brittany): Rock legend
#Geology
1. Logan Rock (Cornwall): 80-ton granite balancer
2. Kummakivi (Finland): Impossible boulder balance
3. Balanced Rock (Utah): Arches National Park icon
4. Devil's Marbles (Australia): Granite sphere stacks
5. Huelgoat (Brittany): Rock legend
#Geology
July 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Top 5 Most Famous Rocking Stones in the World
1. Logan Rock (Cornwall): 80-ton granite balancer
2. Kummakivi (Finland): Impossible boulder balance
3. Balanced Rock (Utah): Arches National Park icon
4. Devil's Marbles (Australia): Granite sphere stacks
5. Huelgoat (Brittany): Rock legend
#Geology
1. Logan Rock (Cornwall): 80-ton granite balancer
2. Kummakivi (Finland): Impossible boulder balance
3. Balanced Rock (Utah): Arches National Park icon
4. Devil's Marbles (Australia): Granite sphere stacks
5. Huelgoat (Brittany): Rock legend
#Geology