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In 2007, Iran arrested 14 squirrels who were suspiciously hanging around a nuclear enrichment plant. The fate of the squirrels is unknown.

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Moose are excellent swimmers who will sometimes dive to eat tasty vegetation under the surface of the water. Occasionally, they are eaten by killer whales.

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A typical cumulus cloud weighs about a million pounds.

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It's a tough life for a bacterium. It spends its life relentlessly hunted by "bacteriophages", viruses which attack and kill bacteria. An estimated 15-40% of the bacteria in the ocean are killed by phages every single day.

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It's 2024 here in United States, but its currently 2078 in Nepal.

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Level 70

Apr 22, 2020

435 has just announced that my life is a lie

Level 78

May 20, 2020

I think Ethiopia is similar, but it is behind at 2012 I think.

Level 60

Feb 6, 2021

2013*

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Level 78

Sep 13, 2021

Likely because the post is a year old.

Level 58

Feb 5, 2022

2014*

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Mar 13, 2023

2015*

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Mar 4, 2024

2069*

Level 64

Mar 19, 2024

*2016

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May 29, 2025

*2017

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Sep 6, 2025

2017

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Mar 5, 2026

*2018

Level 78

Apr 13, 2022

Bruh

Level 58

Apr 24, 2022

Hahaha

Level 44

Jan 3, 2023

2015*

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Jan 29, 2026

*2018

Level 48

Jan 17, 2025

It is now the year 2025 in the world, but 2079 in nepal

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Level 86

Apr 30, 2020

"The Irani branch of the Rescue Rangers has been compromised during a recon mission."

World Squirrel News Agency, 2007

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Level 51

Jul 16, 2020

In a nutshell, yes ;) :P

Level 66

Jul 14, 2020

How does that work?!?!?!?!? 435

Level 43

Jul 28, 2020

North Koreas year starts on April 12th I think, some countries choose different callenders

Level 66

May 28, 2021

*calendars

Level 42

Apr 6, 2024

In North Korea, it is currently the year 113. Year 1 was in 1912, when Kim Il Sung was born.

Level 92

Sep 4, 2020

I was expecting the clouds are technically weightless debate.

Level 70

Apr 11, 2021

To be picky I guess the fact should be that "The water within a cumulus cloud would weigh about a million pounds"

Level 57

Oct 20, 2025

Floating and being weightless are not the same. Things can be lighter than air (or, more exactly, lighter than air at a certain pressure) and still have mass.Weight is then just the effect of gravity upon mass.

Level 73

Jan 4, 2021

Correct 435 to "It's 2021 here in the United States, but it is currently 2077 in Nepal"

Level 46

Jan 20, 2021

It must be 2078 in Nepal.

Level 73

Mar 8, 2021

no, the years aren't aligned

Level 70

Feb 15, 2021

Higher up, thinner air, less friction, clock's hands move quicker, time accelerates ......... quite easy really.

Level 57

Jan 7, 2021

It's cyberpunk in Nepal

Level 32

Mar 29, 2021

i see what you did there

Level 44

Jan 27, 2021

4719 in China as I use the Chinese (Lunar) Calendar

Level 44

Jan 27, 2021

Hey, that could be your next fun fact!

Level 40

Jan 27, 2021

Nepal's playing real life Cyberpunk right now lol. Dang it KingofSealand beat me to it.

Level 52

Feb 16, 2021

Come on 435, it's not like we all live in the States.

Level 60

Apr 25, 2022

But most of us do, since we aren't commies.

Level 70

Aug 30, 2022

there are like 4 communist countries in the world big man

Level 77

Apr 7, 2021

The upper 100% of Liechtenstein's population own 100% of the money.

Level 70

Apr 11, 2021

Run that past me again 'Nathaniel' ......... the 100% of what?

Level 64

May 3, 2021

How dare you forget the lower classes! The lower 0% hold 0% of the wealth!

Level 54

Apr 14, 2021

I believe it is 2021

Level 39

Apr 25, 2021

No it is 2021.

Level 66

May 28, 2021

It is now 2078 in Nepal.

Level 59

Jul 20, 2021

#435 has a typo ("its") and the years need updating

Level 38

May 28, 2022

and now they need updating again

Level 71

Dec 13, 2022

#435 uses "its" instead of the correct form "it's"

Level 61

Feb 3, 2023

435 needs update :P

Level 69

Jan 16, 2024

We have to update 435... again

Level 73

Feb 8, 2025

It is time to update #435 again!

Level 31

Feb 21, 2025

435 needs updating.

Level 55

May 27, 2025

It's 2025.

Level 61

Apr 3, 2026

No it's not, please look at your calendar