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The basketball hoop has been 10 feet high since 1891 - by accident

Players have nearly doubled in athleticism, but the rim hasn't budged an inch.

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Geography Countries

Canada's coastline is the longest in the world

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Food & Drink Food History

Worcestershire Sauce Was an Abandoned Mistake

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Earth & Climate Geology

Mount Everest is not the tallest mountain on Earth — Mauna Kea is

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Earth & Climate Weather & Climate

Antarctica is the largest desert on Earth

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Food & Drink Food History

The potato, tomato and maize all crossed the Atlantic after 1492

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Science Physics

Temperatures below absolute zero are hotter than infinity

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