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unbfacts: Mount Everest may be the world’s tallest mountain as measured from sea level—but since the earth bulges at the equator, the mountain Chimborazo in Ecuador is the tallest mountain if you measure from the Earth’s core. Source

unbfacts: Children who grow up without green surroundings have up to 55% higher risk of developing various mental disorders later in life, according to a new study. Researchers say this shows the importance of designing cities with lots of green space. Source

unbfacts: A Russian mathematician solved a 100 year old math problem. He declined the Fields medal, $1 million in awards, and later retired from math because he hated the recognition the math community gives to people who prove things. Source

unbfacts: There is a battery-powered bell at Oxford University that has been continuously ringing for over 175 years. No one knows what the battery is composed of and no one wants to take the device apart in order to figure it out. Source

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unbfacts: British researchers found a 60-year-old woman with a neurological defect that makes her unable to recognize voices, including her own daughter’s. Unless she sees the face of the person speaking, she has no idea who is talking to her. After university research, scientists found there was only one voice she could recognize: Sean Connery’s.… Read More »