One of the most rewarding aspects of mastering a new skill is sharing that knowledge with others. While some facts are strange and beautiful, while others are completely worthless. There is a whole category of trivia that is so fantastic that you can't help but ask everyone you encounter, 'Did you know this?!' These are the facts that will amaze you and your friends, ranging from why grapes catch fire in the microwave to how long it takes the typical animal to urinate.

Hindi

Hindi was designated as the official language of India on September 14, 1949. Every year on September 14th, Hindi Day is observed.

Hindi

Hindi is also spoken in Mauritius, Guyana, Fiji, Tobago, and Nepal, in addition to India.

universities

There are 176 universities worldwide that teach Hindi. 45 of these universities are from the United States.

Dadasaheb Phalke

Dadasaheb Phalke released the first Hindi film, Raja Harishchandra, in 1913.

pencil "lead

why do we call the core of a pencil "lead"?

famous authors

When writing with a pencil, many famous authors felt more inspired.

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Antique China is in high demand.

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A porcelain piece requires dozens of procedures.

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Over 2,000 years ago, Chinese porcelain was first exported.

Chinese, porcelain, Han Dynasty, imperial dynasty, Qing Dynasty

Porcelain was invented in China.

Broccoli, Brassica, oleracea, greens, kale, kohlrabi, cauliflower

Broccoli is genetically identical to kale, cauliflower, kohlrabi, and other Brassicas.

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hiding in the fog.

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The world's foggiest location

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Quartz Crystal activation requires programming.

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Billy has also appeared in films other than Saw. Insidious, Dead Silence, and Death Sentence all featured him as an Easter egg.

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Billy, the iconic Saw puppet, was so important to filmmakers James Wan and Leigh Whannell that they paid for it to have its own seat on a flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles.

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Linda Blair, best known for her role as the possessed child Regan in The Exorcist, made a brief appearance in Scream.

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Scream was inspired by real-life events that occurred in Gainesville, Florida, in the early 1990s.

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Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

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Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night

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Grant Wood's American Gothic

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Sandro Botticelli's The Birth of Venus

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Johannes Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring

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Glass can decompose in a million years.

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Glass is completely recyclable.

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When a piece of glass breaks, the cracks move at 3000mph.

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"The addition of minerals to glass alters its color."