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In 1945, engineer Percy Spencer noticed his [[Chocolate|chocolate]] bar had melted near a [[Radar|radar]] device. He tried [[Popcorn|popcorn]]—it popped. An [[Egg|egg]] exploded. Realizing microwaves heated water molecules, he patented the idea, and the world's first [[Microwave oven]] was born.

The first [[FIFA World Cup]] final in 1930 used two different [[Soccer ball|balls]]. [[Argentina]] and [[Uruguay]] both wanted their own ball, so FIFA split the match: Argentina’s ball in the first half, Uruguay’s in the second. Argentina led 2-1 at halftime; Uruguay came back to win 4-2.

Four months before the 1966 [[FIFA World Cup]], the Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen from a London exhibition. A week later, a dog named Pickles found it wrapped in newspaper under a south London hedge, and his owner received the reward.

Juvenile male [[dolphin]]s engage in same-sex sexual play, including inserting the penis into another male's [[blowhole]]. This serves as practice for later [[mating]] and forges bonds between males. Males who played more as juveniles later had greater reproductive success.

[[Pluto]] hasn't completed a full [[Orbit]] around the sun since its 1930 discovery. With an orbital period of about 248 years, it will finish its first lap in 2178. Counting from its 2006 demotion as a [[Solar System]] [[Planet]], it will complete a full orbit in 2254.

Chemist Fredric Baur, whose [[Invention]] was the iconic [[Pringles]] tube [[Packaging]], asked that his ashes be buried in a Pringles can. When he died in 2008, his family stopped at a drugstore on the way to the funeral to buy an original-flavor can and placed his remains inside.

Indigenous people of eastern [[Greenland]] carved wood into 3D shapes mimicking coastlines, creating 'Ammassalik maps.' Since paper [[map]]s were impossible to read in the snow, these tactile maps let navigators feel the terrain by touch alone.

The term '[[spam]] mail' comes from [[Monty Python]]'s comedy sketch 'Spam.' During [[World War II]], [[USA|the US]] supplied massive amounts of SPAM cans to [[Britain]], and the Brits' frustration inspired the sketch. The name later stuck to annoying promotional emails.

In 1939, American mathematician [[George Dantzig]] arrived late to class, saw two problems on the blackboard, and solved them thinking they were homework. His professor was stunned—they were actually unsolved problems in [[statistics]]. This story later inspired the film '[[Good Will Hunting]].'

You can't directly smell anything in [[space]]. But [[astronaut]]s report a distinctive [[odor]] when returning to the spacecraft after spacewalks—described as 'gunpowder,' 'brake pads,' 'seared steak,' '[[ozone]],' and 'walnuts.'

When raising [[cow]]s, farmers feed them a single [[magnet]] at around 6-12 months old. This prevents diseases caused by swallowing metal. The magnet stays in the cow's first stomach for life, trapping any metal pieces.

[[Idaho]] dropped 76 [[beaver]]s by [[parachute]] into the wilderness. It was a solution to relocate beavers that were causing problems for residents without killing them.