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1046

Nintendo was established in 1889. At the time of its founding, it made playing cards.

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Until recently, red Skittles contained carmine, a red dye obtained from crushing insects. A typical pack of Skittles might require the deaths of about 3 or 4 bugs.

1048

A blue whale's tongue weighs as much as an elephant.

1049

Google was originally named BackRub.

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James Cameron sold the screenplay for "The Terminator" for $1 in exchange for the right to direct it.

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Level ∞

Feb 12, 2025

All facts courtesy of @Danny999.

Level ∞

Feb 12, 2025

For #1047, I expanded on Danny's fact.

According to Wikipedia it takes about 154 bugs to make 1 gram of carmine.

If a pack of Skittles weighs 56.7 grams, and 0.2% is dye (ChatGPT), and 20% of Skittles are red we get:

154 * 56.7 * 0.002 * 0.2 = about 3.5 bugs.

Level 63

Feb 13, 2025

naw vro used cgpt

Level 61

Feb 13, 2025

Google was also supposed to be called Googol but a spelling error made it Google instead of Googol

Level 60

Apr 3, 2025

Lemme backrub something up

Level 50

Sep 5, 2025

Is 0.2% of the red skittles dye or 0.2% of all skittles? Maybe the red skittles need less or more dye because the red dye is stronger or weaker than the other dyes.

Level 19

Jan 25, 2026

The type of cards Nintendo made in 1889 were hanafuda cards which became popular in the edo period and they come in decks of 48 cards featuring 12 suits and they’re decorated with scenes on each card

Level 20

Feb 21, 2026

Why isn't Fiji one of the 4 letter countries? It is considered an independent country and not an island.