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2021-02-28 21:01:11 More people visit France than any other country (Spain is second; the US third). (e-unwto.org) Open / Comment

2021-02-28 15:01:04 The teddy bear is named after President Theodore Roosevelt. After he refused to shoot a captured black bear on a hunt, a stuffed-animal maker decided to create a bear and name it after the president. (nps.gov) Open / Comment

2021-02-28 09:00:14 Humans could never “land” on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus or Neptune because they are made of gas and have no solid surface. (natgeokids.com) Open / Comment

2021-02-27 21:01:07 Days on Venus are longer than years. Due to its slow axis rotation, it takes 243 Earth days to spin once; but it only takes 225 Earth days to go around the sun. (nasa.gov) Open / Comment

2021-02-27 15:01:02 The first footprints on the moon will remain there for a million years. (nasa.gov) Open / Comment

2021-02-27 09:00:13 The biggest pizza ever created was 13,580 square feet, made in Rome, Italy, in 2012. The pizza was gluten-free and named “Ottavia” after a roman emperor. (guinnessworldrecords.com) Open / Comment

2021-02-26 21:01:04 Coca-Cola actually sells soup in a can. Bistrone is a nourishing meal on the go, available in two flavors in Japan. (worldofcoca-cola.com) Open / Comment

2021-02-26 15:00:18 The difference between jam and jelly is that jam is made with mashed up fruit while jelly is made with fruit juice. (bonapetit.com) Open / Comment

2021-02-26 09:00:10 What’s inside a Kit Kat? Broken Kit Kats that are damaged during production—they get ground up and go between the wafers inside, along with cocoa and sugar. That’s a way to not let anything go to waste! (today.com) Open / Comment