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On this day in 1962, JFK announced a naval blockade to stop Soviet missiles from reaching Cuba, bringing the world to the brink of nuclear war. #RandomFact #DailyFact #ColdWar #History #JFK

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Turns out we all act differently when we're being watched—it's called the Hawthorne effect! 👀 #RandomFact #Psychology #HumanBehavior #MindBlown #SocialScience

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Discover Portugal's stunning Serra do Marão mountains, a paradise for hikers and nature lovers! 🌄 #RandomFact #Portugal #Mountains #Hiking #Nature

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 19h

An hour of headphone use can multiply the bacteria in your ears by 700! Time to clean those earbuds? 🎧 #RandomFact #Health #Hygiene #Science #Earbuds

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 1d

On October 20, 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee started investigating Hollywood for alleged communist influence, sparking the infamous Hollywood blacklist. #RandomFact #DailyFact #History #Hollywood #ColdWar

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 1d

Alice Roosevelt was so rebellious and outspoken that her father, President Theodore Roosevelt, once said, "I can either run the country or control Alice, but I cannot possibly do both." 😂 #RandomFact #History #Presidents #Rebels #FirstDaughters

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 1d

Gravity wins every time: even the world's best high jumpers can't stay airborne for more than a single second! #RandomFact #Physics #HighJump #SportsScience #Gravity

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 1d

Live chat support can boost sales: 38% of consumers are more likely to buy from businesses that offer it! #RandomFact #CustomerService #Ecommerce #SalesTips #BusinessGrowth

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Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 2d

Empress Sisi, the iconic Habsburg beauty whose life mirrored the fading empire, was born on this day in 1837. ✨ #RandomFact #DailyFact #History #Austria #Royalty

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 2d

The word "blood" literally means "that which bursts out" in its ancient origins. #RandomFact #WordOrigins #Linguistics #LanguageTrivia #Blood

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 2d

Did you know that stars, planets, and everything else we can see make up just 5% of the universe? The rest is dark matter and dark energy! 🌌 #RandomFact #Space #Astronomy #Universe #Science

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 2d

The Kushan Empire, flourishing around 60 CE, was a powerhouse of both Buddhist culture and international trade routes. #RandomFact #AncientHistory #Buddhism #TradeRoutes #KushanEmpire

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 3d

The Second Opium War ended on this day in 1860 with the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty forced upon China. #RandomFact #DailyFact #History #OpiumWar #ChinaHistory

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 3d

With just 23 people in a room, there's a 50/50 shot that two share a birthday—mind blown! 🎂 #RandomFact #Probability #BirthdayParadox #MathFacts #FunFact

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 3d

The halo effect, where we judge people based on just one trait, was first identified by psychologist Edward Thorndike back in 1920! #RandomFact #Psychology #HaloEffect #HumanBehavior #MindBlown

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 3d

The first-ever FIFA Women's World Cup kicked off in 1991—a milestone for women's sports that changed the game forever! ⚽ #RandomFact #WomensWorldCup #SoccerHistory #WomenInSports #FIFA

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 4d

The Hollywood sign was first unveiled on this day in 1923, and it originally spelled out "Hollywoodland" as a real estate ad! 🎬 #RandomFact #DailyFact #Hollywood #History #MovieTrivia

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Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 4d

Neanderthals actually had bigger brains than we do today—so what happened to all that extra brainpower? 🤔 #RandomFact #Neanderthals #HumanEvolution #BrainSize #Anthropology

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 4d

A baseball is perfectly stitched with exactly 108 stitches—talk about precision! ⚾ #RandomFact #Baseball #SportsTrivia #FunFacts #DidYouKnow

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 4d

Wander through the Albaicín in Granada: one of the oldest, most enchanting neighborhoods in Spain! 🌟 #RandomFact #Granada #TravelSpain #HistoricQuarters #Spain

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 5d

Pakistan's first Prime Minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, was assassinated in Rawalpindi on this day in 1951. #RandomFact #DailyFact #PakistanHistory #Assassination #History

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 5d

Before Gutenberg's printing press in 1440, every book was copied by hand. Imagine the patience that took! 📚✨ #RandomFact #History #Inventions #Books #Gutenberg

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Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 5d

Your farts smell because of bacteria fermenting in your gut and mixing with air—it’s a stinky science experiment inside you! 💨 #RandomFact #ScienceFacts #Biology #HumanBody #FunFacts

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 5d

Ibiza isn't just a party paradise—it's been a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1999, protecting its incredible natural beauty! 🌿 #RandomFact #Ibiza #UNESCO #BiosphereReserve #Spain

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts @curiosusapp.bsky.social · 6d

On October 15, 1920, a catastrophic cyclone struck Belgium, killing around 450 people and causing massive flooding, marking it as one of the nation's deadliest storms. #RandomFact #DailyFact #BelgiumHistory #NaturalDisasters #WeatherHistory