77 Facts That Blew Our Minds in 2024

From The Atlantic Science Desk, 77 Facts That Blew Our Minds in 2024. Some that caught my eye:

5. Your body carries literal pieces of your mom — and maybe your grandmother, siblings, aunts, and uncles.

15. The weight of giant pumpkins increased 20-fold in half a century.

19. In the Middle Ages, people took their pet squirrels for walks and decked them out in flashy accessories.

31. One breadfruit tree can feed a family of four for at least 50 years.

38. Classical composers used dice to randomly compose songs.

52. Dogs may be entering a new wave of domestication.

71. The 10,000-steps-a-day goal doesn’t originate from clinical science. Instead, it comes from a 1965 marketing campaign by a Japanese company that was selling pedometers.

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