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  • I. X-Ray machines were used to measure people’s shoe sizes in the year 1940. X-Rays were later found to be very dangerous at such frequent exposure, so its use at shoe shops ceased, restricted for medical use only.

An X-ray machine is any machine that involves X-rays.

It may consist of an X-ray generator and an X-ray detector.

Examples include:

Acquisition of medical projectional radiography, with an X-ray generator and a detector.

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  • II. Iguanas have an extra eye. Their normal two eyes are used to recognize other animals, things and places, while a third “eye” on the top of their head is used to sense brightness.

 

Common Iguanas
Reptile

Description

Iguana is a genus of herbivorous lizards that are native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Wikipedia

MassGreen iguana: 8.8 lbs, Marine iguana: 1.1 – 3.3 lbs, Blue iguana: 31 lbs
LengthGreen iguana: 12 – 17 in., Marine iguana: 2 – 3.3 ft., Blue iguana: 1.7 – 2.5 ft.
Clutch sizeGreen iguana: 20 – 71, Marine iguana: 1 – 6, Blue iguana: 1 – 21
Did you knowThe marine iguana of the Galápagos Islands is a skillful swimmer, and its black coloration help it to warm its body after swimming in the cold ocean.   justfunfacts.com

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  • III. The punctuation mark ?! is called an interabang. In some other English speaking parts of the world, this punctuation mark is called the ‘interrobang’.
 The Romans!
The first (and admittedly the less likely) of the two stories starts  where most things inevitably start: in Rome. The story goes that the  question mark actually originated from the Latin word qvaestio, meaning question. This word was reportedly abbreviated in the Middle Ages by scholars as just qo. Eventually,  a capital “Q” was written over the “o”, and it formed one letter. Then,  it morphed into the modern question mark we know today. Here’s a  picture so you can visualize it.

However, the actual evidence that this is the case is almost  non-existant, for no medieval manuscript found thus-far supports this  idea. In fact, it seems that the opposite holds true; the question mark  morphs to look more like a q rather than less like a q as time passes.

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  • IV. MySpace was once the leading social media platform, ahead of Tumblr, Twitter, Badoo and Facebook. Although Facebook put them out of business, they still had fifty million visitors per month in 2016.

 

Myspace is an American social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. Myspace was the largest social networking site in the world from 2005 to 2008. It was headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. Wikipedia
FoundedAugust 1, 2003
CEOTimothy Vanderhook (Jun 2011–)
Revenue109 million USD (2011 est.)

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  • V. In 1985, the droids in Star Wars, C-3PO and R2D2 had a whole season dedicated to them. It was titled, “Star Wars: Droids”. It was a single season with thirteen episodes showing different adventures of the droids.

Star Wars: Droids
Animated series

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Description

The exploits of R2-D2 and C-3PO, the droids who have appeared in all six “Star Wars” films.

First episode dateSeptember 7, 1985
Final episode dateJune 7, 1986
LanguageEnglish

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  • VIThe owner of the ‘Happy Birthday’ song sued restaurants for singing the song before 1935, but its copyright claims were ruled to be invalid. Only the specific piano arrangement of the song is copyrighted till date.

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