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The Smithsonian has just recently extracted Alexander Graham Bell's voice...
The Smithsonian has just recently extracted Alexander Graham Bell's voice from a 130 year old record! The inventor of the original telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, recorded his voice onto a wax disc...
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An orangutan learned how to spear fish by watching humans do it!
An orangutan learned how to spear fish by watching humans do it! The first time an orangutan was documented using a tool was in 1994, when Carel van Schaik observed orangutans developing tools to help...
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YouTube intentionally freezes view counts of popular new videos at 301 views!
YouTube intentionally freezes view counts of popular new videos at 301 views! If you're ever one of the first people to see a YouTube video that's gonna get a lot of views, you might have noticed that...
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Scientists have produced brain cells from pee!
Scientists have produced brain cells from pee! You read that right. A team of Chinese researchers have found a way to extract ordinary cells from human urine and repurpose them into fully functional...
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Mickey Mouse's trademark white gloves have racist origins!
Mickey Mouse's trademark white gloves have racist origins! Mickey's Mellerdrammer is a short film released by Disney in 1933. The premise is that of Mickey and friends putting on a stage production of...
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Stalin and Hitler were both nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize!
Stalin and Hitler were both nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize! Unbelievable as it may sound, both of these shady characters were nominated for the most prestigious award given to people who work...
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Beards keep you healthy!
Beards keep you healthy! A study from the University of Southern Queensland published a study in which they found that beards block 90 to 95% of UV rays. Beards slow down the aging process and reduce...
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If you're a heavy drinker, you should exercise to protect your brain!
If you're a heavy drinker, you should exercise to protect your brain! Heavy alcohol drinkers are more likely to display damage to their brains' white matter. Exercise, we know, helps the brain. A study...
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The world's oldest cake pre-dates modern flight and cars!
The world's oldest cake pre-dates modern flight and cars! The world's oldest cake is a wedding cake baked in 1898 by a British pastry maker, and it holds the Guinness World Record as the oldest intact...
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Women are the only primates who have enlarged breasts all the time!
Women are the only primates who have enlarged breasts all the time! For most of the primate species, plump breasts last only as long as breastfeeding does – except in humans. Scientists think this is...
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A woman with a transplanted womb is pregnant!
A woman with a transplanted womb is pregnant! It's a medical breakthrough. The woman with the first transplanted womb from a dead donor has become pregnant and appears to be healthy. The woman was born...
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An ancient papyrus version of the book of Revelations has the number of the...
An ancient papyrus version of the book of Revelations has the number of the beast as 616 and not 666! 666 has long been associated with the end of times, and has been the subject of much controversy...
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A small 62-mile gap in Panama is the only gap in a highway that connects...
A small 62-mile gap in Panama is the only gap in a highway that connects Central, North and South America! The Darién gap is a 99 mile long by 31 mile wide area completely covered in swampland and...
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Ducktales and Chip 'n Dale were the first cartoons to premier in the Soviet...
Ducktales and Chip 'n Dale were the first cartoons to premier in the Soviet Union since the Cold War started! If you're a child of the late 80s – early 90s, you probably remember these two cartoons....
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Harry Potter actors were given red cards if they broke character during a scene!
Harry Potter actors were given red cards if they broke character during a scene! Breaking character is a big no-no in show business. While it's not as big a deal to break character during a film shoot...
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There's a species of pigeon unable to fly that is bred for rolling competitions!
There's a species of pigeon unable to fly that is bred for rolling competitions! They're called Parlor Rollers and they were developed over many years of selective breeding. They are known for their...
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A penguin fell in a love affair with its zookeeper!
A penguin fell in a love affair with its zookeeper! Sandy, an African penguin, was transferred from a zoo in Nuremberg to the Allwetterzoo Münster when it was 1 year old. Instead of integrating into...
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The San Francisco Fire Department uses handmade wooden ladders!
The San Francisco Fire Department uses handmade wooden ladders! You would think that any modern fire department would have switched to more durable, and cheaper, steel ladders by now. You also probably...
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Drinking one can of soda a day increases your chances of getting type 2...
Drinking one can of soda a day increases your chances of getting type 2 diabetes by 22%! The largest study of the link between soft-drink consumption and Type 2 diabetes in Europe has found that...
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Kim Jong-Il claimed that he never went to the bathroom!
Kim Jong-Il claimed that he never went to the bathroom! One of the advantages of being a dictator is that you can claim almost anything you want and have it be true. When Kim Jong-Il became the supreme...
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