Results: Miscellaneous Factoids (Part 34)
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Did you know jumper cables were widely developed and documented in the early 20th century alongside the rise of electric-start automobiles, with terms like "jumper" wire appearing around 1901 and "jump-start" methods for cars attested by around 1902 ? Yes
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Did you know the longest 'common' English word typed with only the left hand on a standard QWERTY keyboard is stewardesses (12 letters). (Longer 14-letter technical or less common words also exist such as tesseradecades (a group of 14), aftercataracts (clouding of the lens after eye surgery) and sweaterdresses (knitted or crocheted dresses.) Yes
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Did you know the longest 'common' English word you can type using only the right hand on a standard QWERTY keyboard is lollipop (8 letters) ? (Longer less common words are Polyphony (9 letters), a musical texture featuring two or more simultaneous, independent, and equally important melodic lines playing or singing at the same time and the hyphenated Johnny-Jump-Up is a charming, miniature wildflower and edible garden plant famous for its small, tri-colored flowers in purple, yellow, and white.) Yes
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Did you know the soda drink was invented in 1767 when English scientist Joseph Priestley discovered a way to infuse water with carbon dioxide gas to create carbonated water ? (He invented carbonated water using a bowl of water suspended over a beer vat . It was in the early 1800s that pharmacists begin mixing fruit syrups, herbs, and drugs into carbonated water and selling them as health tonics at soda fountains. ) Yes
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Did you know the Monstera deliciosa (Swiss Cheese Plant) is widely considered the most popular and best-selling houseplant globally, ranking as the top indoor plant across North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania ? Yes
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