Every day, the Hubble telescope transmits enough data to fit 10,000 standard computer disks.

The Grammy Awards were introduced to counter the threat of rock music. In the late 1950s, a group of record executives were alarmed by the explosive success of rock 'n roll, considering it a threat to "quality" music.

The average person spends 12 weeks a year 'looking for things'.

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