Infographic: George Lucas's revenue from Star Wars

More fun facts in the form of "Tower Graphics" made by Spanish illustrator Adolfo Arranz - here

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Infographic: Passwords

The top used passwords and some tips on how to choose a good password.


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Animal facts: the Moray eel's jaw

From Wikipedia:

Moray eels' heads are too narrow to create the negative pressure that most fish use to swallow prey. Quite possibly because of this, they have a second set of jaws in their throat called pharyngeal jaws, which also possess teeth. When feeding, morays launch these jaws into the mouth, where they grasp prey and transport it into the throat and digestive system. Moray eels are the only animal that uses pharyngeal jaws to actively capture and restrain prey. Larger morays are capable of seriously wounding humans.

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Fun fact of the day

Elijah Wood was 'Video game boy #1' in Back to the Future II, his first role. He was 7 or 8.

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Infographic: IKEA vs. Apple

A look at the two major companies and their founders:


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Some facts about the British

England, the United Kingdom, Great Britain, The Commonwealth Realm and the British Overseas Territories explained in 5 mins. by a guy talking really fast.


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Infographic: facts about the New York mob bust

A graphic breakdown of the Great Mafia Bust of 2011:


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The longest word in the English language

It's a protein found in a virus, it first appeared in a 1964 reference source for chemists, Chemical Abstracts, its formula is C₇₈₅H₁₂₂₀N₂₁₂O₂₄₈S₂ and it's1185 letters long:


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The State of Wikipedia

Co-founder Jimmy Wales himself tells the story of how Wikipedia was founded, how it works, how it evolved in its 10-year history and some other interesting facts about the web-based encyclopedia.


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Did you know

Some facts about Tim Allen:

On 2 October 1978, Tim Allen Dick was arrested in Detroit for possession of a pound and a half of cocaine. Under Michigan law, he could have been sentenced to life in prison. Instead he turned state's evidence -- the legal term for ratting on your cohorts. Allen reportedly fingered at least 21 co-conspirators, and in exchange, he was sentenced to just five years under the more lenient (at that time) federal law. He was paroled after 2½ years, and after dropping his last name, he has become one of America's most successful ex-cons gone legit.

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By the numbers: Facebook vs. Twitter

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Christmas tree industry facts

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Shark statistics and facts

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