Psy’s Gangnam Style music video on Youtube exceeded the maximum number of views (2,147,483,647) on YouTube since a 32-bit integer was used. View count is now stored as a 64-bit integer which can have a maximum number of 9,223,372,036,854,775,808.
the recently bankrupted city of detroit
The recently bankrupted city of Detroit temporarily stopped printing death certificates in 2013 because it ran out of the specially embossed paper and the supplier wouldn’t take credit anymore.
when ivan the terribles son dmitri died a bell
When Ivan the Terrible’s son Dmitri died, a bell was rung in Uglich to mark the death. The bell was later lashed, tried for treason, found guilty and exiled to Siberia.
Source: http://nicholaskotar.com/2017/05/30/curse-prince-dmitry-uglich/
the singular of spaghetti is spaghetto
The singular of spaghetti is spaghetto.
Source: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/spaghetto-singular-for-spaghetti
a new study found that california has a mini
A new study found that California has a mini earthquake (less than a magnitude of 1 on the Richter scale) roughly once every three minutes.
Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/04/every-three-minutes-one-earthquake-california/
henry viii built his servants a 14 seat toilet by
Henry VIII built his servants a 14 seat toilet by the river Thames at Hampton Court called ‘The Great House Of Easement’.
oxford university has been operating since 1249
Oxford University has been operating since (~1249 AD) before the founding of the Aztec Empire (1325 AD), and it’s not even the oldest known university (India’s Nalanda University was around for hundreds of year beforehand).
every leaf in the world no matter what latitude
Every leaf in the world, no matter what latitude it’s at, has an internal temperature of 69.8°F or 21°C. This temperature allows them to photosynthesize effectively.
Source: https://www.nature.com/news/2008/080611/full/news.2008.884.html
there are at least 100 men that have been
There are at least 100 men that have been medically diagnosed with two penises. The medical condition known as Diphallia occurs in 1 in ~5.5 million baby boys.