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CARTOON 07-13-2019

Using an x-ray laser, scientists have created a sound so loud that it can vaporize water on contact!

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John Graziano John Graziano — July 13, 2019
1. Using an x-ray laser, scientists have created a sound so loud that it can vaporize water on contact! 2. Skull-shaped beer steins were popular graduation gifts for med students in Germany during the last 1800s. 3. A longhorn steer in Alabama named Poncho Via sports horns that span wider than The Statue of Liberty's face at 10 feet, 7.4 inches!

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CARTOON 03-28-2023

1. While filming "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange) accidently ruptured Matthew Lewis' (Neville Longbottom) eardrum with her wand. 2. As president of the Society of American Magicians, Harry Houdini worked to expose fraudulent artists. 3. After 19-year-old Dungeons & Dragons player Jeremy Rochman was killed in a car accident, his father built a fantasy-themed memorial park in his honor.

CARTOON 03-27-2023

1. Woah!! There's a diamond mine in Siberia so large that helicopter traffic over it is prohibited due to several incidents in which they were "sucked in." 2. In 2012, a Swiss jeweler crafted an all-diamond ring weighing in at 150 carats and costings $70 million! 3. Celebrities have to pay for their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

CARTOON 03-26-2023

1. The first Apple logo featured Isaac Newton! 2. Ruts left by wagons that traveled the Oregon Trail in the mid-1800s can still be seen today! 3. As of February 1, 2023, Bobi the purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, in Portugal, is not only the oldest living dog, but also the oldest dog ever, at the age of 30 years and 266 days! 4. In 1999, all publicly accessible web pages at the time were connected to each other by 19 clicks or less.

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