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Ever notice this art style? It was popularized by Facebook in 2017 and is known as "Corporate Memphis".

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In 1995, Quebec nearly voted to secede from Canada, with 49.42% of voters in favor of leaving.

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Supposedly, Friedrich Nietzsche went insane after he saw a horse being beaten in the streets of Turin. It might have also been syphilis.

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Amethyst used to be considered a precious gemstone (along with diamond, ruby, sapphire, and emerald) until large deposits were found in Brazil making it quite common.

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Sharks live in Lake Nicaragua, a freshwater lake.

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Level 87

Sep 15, 2023

But how did they get there!!??!!?!!???!

Level 80

Oct 22, 2023

Travelling up river rapids from the ocean like salmon.

Level 87

Jan 8, 2024

Oh ok

Level 64

Feb 20, 2025

Probably some ancient volcanic activity in what is now Brazil created a deposit.

Level 83

Oct 4, 2023

Quebec’s secession wasn’t really going to happen above the 50% threshold. The federal government had never stipulated what indicates a clear majority, but I think it could’ve led to a lot of bad blood and future separation if it had been 50.01% for separation.

Level 33

Jan 21, 2025

888. AFAIK syphillus is still with us, and nobody has beaten it (although individuals might be cured). So it must have been a horse that Nietzsche saw being beaten.

Level 42

Dec 24, 2025

I wonder if corporate memphis will be hyped up in some years in the same way as frutiger aero's comeback

Level 52

Mar 13, 2026

The uploaded image for the fact 886 is not being loaded.

Level 55

Apr 20, 2026

Weird. I was looking at a quiz about largest cities on U.S. state borders, and decided to look at Memphis, because it was the only one on a U.S. state tripoint. Lo and behold, the interesting fact underneath it is the one about Corporate...Memphis.