wiseGEEK

http://bit.ly/2KPeeEr  The inventor of the online pop-up ad has apologized for creating "one of the most hated tools" in advertising.

http://bit.ly/2GxjZ5O  According to a 2014 study, couples who have expensive weddings experience higher than average divorce rates.

http://bit.ly/2v4dctK  Under federal law, the prop money used in movies must be one-sided and either larger or smaller than real currency.

http://bit.ly/2v5oQo2  "Happy Birthday" is no longer copyrighted, ending years of paying royalties when the song was used in films or TV.

http://bit.ly/2KKwTBg  The Wall Street Journal's "Latte Index" compares Starbucks prices worldwide in order to assess currency valuations.

http://bit.ly/2GnAqkX  From 1953 to 1970, United Airlines offered "men only" flights featuring steak dinners, cocktails, and cigars.

http://bit.ly/2Dga7vc  The Yukon's Animal Health Unit has a "drunk tank" for birds that become intoxicated after eating fermented berries.

http://bit.ly/2IwNN3C  In 2018, the number of people living without electricity fell below one billion for the first time.

http://bit.ly/2Uu2jR3  A company called Space Roasters plans to send coffee beans into space so that they can be roasted during re-entry.

http://bit.ly/2U8eHRD  Earth is uniquely suited for total solar eclipses as the sun and the moon appear roughly the same size in the sky.

http://bit.ly/2IsXUXa  Dogs may react submissively when they are scolded, but studies suggest that they aren't capable of feeling guilty.

http://bit.ly/2uZGXf3  During the 1800s, the passenger pigeon was thought to be the most numerous bird on Earth; it was extinct by 1914.

http://bit.ly/2FXfJuK  A regional bank in Northern Italy accepts huge wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese as collateral for loans.

http://bit.ly/2IkPj94  In 1964, playwright William Shakespeare became the first non-royal person to be depicted on a UK postage stamp.

http://bit.ly/2Vtu8W9  Despite weighing 66 tons, the largest known meteorite didn't leave a crater when it fell to Earth 80,000 years ago.

http://bit.ly/2uRFesi  Every apartment dweller in Manhattan lives within a .8-mile (1.2-km) walk from the nearest subway station.

http://bit.ly/2I58yU0  There is an idyllic-looking town in North Korea's half of the DMZ that was built to attract South Korean defectors.

http://bit.ly/2K6Ozai  Cash is used in around 80% of point-of-sale transactions in Germany; an average wallet contains €103 ($116 USD).

http://bit.ly/2I58F1J  A Danish study found that people feel more full after eating plant-based burgers than after meat-based burgers.

http://bit.ly/2uG4tOg  In a 2017 study, drivers disguised themselves as car seats to test how people react to seeing a "driverless" car.