All forms of international travel have one thing in common: the need for a passport. All forms of international employment have one thing in common: the need for a work visa. These […]
No Passport and No Visa? No Problem at Svalbard
Cube-Shaped Wombat Poop and Other Scientific Breakthroughs
We at Commonplace Fun Facts are big fans of the Ig Nobel Prize and its mission to “first make people laugh, then make them think.” The list of 2019 laureates touched on […]
42 Years of Nonstop Winter
If you think winter lasts too long where you live, be thankful that you don’t live on Uranus. The seventh planet in our solar system only has two seasons: winter and summer. […]
Hot Water Can Freeze Faster Than Cold
It’s called the Mpemba Effect, and it is a mystery that has intrigued the greatest minds in history for over 2,000 years. As counter-intuitive as it may seem, hot water seems to […]
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