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10 Facts about the Apollo 11's Historic Moon Landing

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10 Facts about the Apollo 11's Historic Moon Landing: 1. Armstrong was the first human to step foot on the moon, but Aldrin holds the title as the first man to urinate on it.  2. Aldrin and Armstrong reported that the moon smelled a bit like wet ashes and gunpowder. 3. Neil Armstrong’s mom single worry was that the lunar crust was too delicate and wouldn’t support her son’s weight when he walked on it. 4. The Apollo computers had less processing power than a cellphone. 5. Drinking water was a fuel-cell by-product, but Apollo 11's hydrogen-gas filters didn't work, making every drink bubbly. 6. Urinating and defecating in zero gravity had not been figured out; the latter was so troublesome that at least one astronaut spent his entire mission on an anti-diarrhea drug to avoid it. 7. The inner bladder of the space suits—the airtight liner that keeps the astronaut's body under Earth-like pressure—and the ship's computer's ROM chips we...

10 Facts about Meryl Streep

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10 facts about Meryl Streep: 1. Meryl Streep is an American actress and producer. A three-time Academy Award winner, she is widely regarded as one of the greatest film actors of all time 2. Instead of going to Yale for Drama, Streep originally planned on going to Law School. However, the morning of her interview, the future screen idol accidentally slept past her alarm clock. Meryl took it as a sign that her life was headed in a different direction. Good call. 3. Meryl Stree p’s first role performance was in Julia in 1977, she was nominated for Oscar one year only after her first role, in the second film; The Deer Hunter in 1978. 4. Mamma Mia, which Streep refused her role in this film. But, director Phyllida Lloyd persuaded her claiming that she was perfect for this role because both of them are outsiders. Afterwards, Streep earned her third Oscar because of this role. 5. Meryl Streep had has a deviated septum. Although it’s easy for her to cure, she refuses...

10 Facts about Donald Trump

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10 Facts about Donald Trump: 1. At 13, he was sent to the New York Military Academy because he was so full of energy. His parents thought sending him to military school would help channel all his energy into something good. He did very well in the academy and graduated in 1964. 2. Donald Trump is an accomplished book author. He has written at least 50 books. His first book, "The Art of the Deal," was published in 1987. He penned several more like "Trump: The Best Real Estate  Advice I Ever Received: 100 Top Experts Share Their Strategies" and "Ten Secrets I Learned from the Apprentice." 3. In 2013, comedian Bill Maher joked that Donald was the son of a monkey and offered $5 million if he can prove his dad was a real human being. The real estate mogul didn't like it and released his birth certificate. He then sued the comedian for refusing to pay him the money. Trump dropped the charges months later. 4. He sued New York Times author Ti...

10 Facts about Depression

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10 facts about Depression: 1. Even positive events such as graduating, getting married, a new job can lead to depression. 2. Women are twice as likely to suffer from depression than men. Women may be at a higher risk for depression due in part to estrogen. 3. Men typically experience depression differently from women and use different means to cope. For example, while women may feel hopeless, men may feel irritable. Women may crave a listening ear, while men may become social ly withdrawn or become violent or abusive. 4. Self-mutilation (cutting or burning) is one way in which individuals show they are depressed. 5. Once men hit midlife, they may face an increased risk of depression due to the decrease of testosterone. 6. Depressed people get colds more frequently than non-depressed people. 7. The average video gamer is typically a 35-year-old male who is most likely depressed, overweight, and introverted. 8. Hippocrates recommended rebala...