The ‘average’ human, based on median data from around the world, is a 28-year-old Han Chinese male who is right-handed, speaks Mandarin, and owns a cellphone.
This “average human” concept comes from global median statistics and reflects population weighting—China and India heavily influence the result due to their size.
In 1980, a woman won the Boston Marathon in a near-record time of 2 hours and 32 minutes. Days later, officials discovered she hadn’t run most of the race and had used the subway in a previous marathon to qualify.
Rosie Ruiz was later stripped of her title, making it one of the most infamous cheating scandals in sports history.
And you thought your cat scratch was bad
Teeths of a Crabeater Seal
Despite the name, crabeater seals primarily eat krill, using their uniquely interlocking teeth as a sieve.
The crew rest compartment on Emirates’ Boeing 777s flying on long-haul routes
These hidden compartments are usually located above the passenger cabin and are inaccessible to travelers.
Result of sneezing during CT scan
CT scans capture images in slices over time, so sudden movement like a sneeze can distort the entire scan.
Boston, Massachusetts turned an expressway into a long stretch of park called the greenway, by moving the expressway underground.
This project, known as the “Big Dig,” was one of the most expensive highway projects in U.S. history.
Highway 10 in Saudi Arabia holds the record for the longest, straight stretch of road on Earth, extending approximately 256 km (159 mi) without any curves or turns. It is located in the largest continuous body of sand, Rub al-Khali.
Armor presented to King James I by Tokugawa Hidetada. Possibly originally for Takeda Katsuyori and modified by Iwai Yozaemon for presentation in about 1610
This armor symbolizes early diplomatic relations between Japan and England during the Edo period.
$1 million in chips at the MGM Grand. Chips of this denomination are likely equipped with radio-frequency identification tags
High-value casino chips often include RFID to prevent theft and track their movement in real time.
Michel Lotito was a French man known for his ability to consume and digest non-edible objects. He ate 18 bicycles, 15 shopping carts, 7 TV sets, and 6 chandeliers. He even consumed an entire Cessna 150 airplane between 1978 and 1980, and he also ate a coffin. He died of natural causes in 2007.
His stomach lining was reportedly unusually thick, allowing him to consume sharp metal objects without injury.
The difference between a slum in Mumbai.
Mumbai is known for extreme wealth disparity, where luxury high-rises can sit directly beside dense informal settlements.
Former Princess Mako Komuro seen in public taking the bus with her husband Kei. In Japan, female royal members lose their status if they marry someone who’s not royal as well. She chose to marry a commoner and have a normal life instead.
She also declined a traditional royal payout, which is typically granted when members leave the imperial family.
The US Government, MIT and Quaker Oats once conducted secret experiments on children by injecting oatmeal with radioactive materials to study how radiation moved in human bodies without their parent’s consent. This was found out decades later and resulted in class action lawsuit settled in 1998.
The experiment was part of a broader Cold War-era pattern of unethical human radiation testing.
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine appears on the dish when sauce is poured on it.
The shrine itself is famous for its “floating” torii gate, which appears to stand in water during high tide.
Cars are emerging from a massive Boston-area snow pile months after winter storms
In severe winters, cities sometimes create centralized “snow farms” where plowed snow is dumped and melts slowly over months.
“Staff gets no percentage of your bill”
This was the Steam website in 2005
High resolution microscopic vinyl record & needle photos
Vinyl grooves physically encode sound waves, which the needle translates into vibrations and then audio.
A 1963 zoo exhibit that reflected viewers back at themselves.
This exhibit was designed to challenge human perceptions by placing visitors as the “animal” on display.
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