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Japanese people digest seaweed differently than everyone else!
Japanese people digest seaweed differently than everyone else! When most people eat seaweed it just passes through them without being digested. The reason for this is because there is a specific enzyme...
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Volvo invented the modern seat belt. Instead of patenting it, they made it...
Volvo invented the modern seat belt. Instead of patenting it, they made it free for anyone to use! The modern three-point seat belt was invented in 1959 by Volvo engineer named Nils Bohlin. His...
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An artist creates clouds indoors to photograph them!
An artist creates clouds indoors to photograph them! An artist creates clouds indoors to photograph them! A Dutch artist, Berndnaut Smilde uses a smog machine and carefully adjusted room temperature...
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What's the craziest thing you've seen for sale on eBay? How about an Aircraft...
What's the craziest thing you've seen for sale on eBay? How about an Aircraft carrier? The Brazilian government found itself with an extra aircraft carrier in their hands so they did what a normal...
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Parents are holding back kids a year from kindergarten to give them an...
Parents are holding back kids a year from kindergarten to give them an advantage! Malcom Gladwell is a British- Canadian journalist, speaker, and best-selling author. Currently he’s a staff writer for...
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Praising kids for their intelligence may actually stifle their progress!
Praising kids for their intelligence may actually stifle their progress! When a child of a young age is especially intelligent, it is common for them to receive praise from nearly everyone they come in...
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Taxonomically, modern birds are considered dinosaurs!
Taxonomically, modern birds are considered dinosaurs! Under phylogenetic taxonomy, dinosaurs are usually defined as the group consisting of Triceratops, Neornithes or modern birds, their most recent...
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Ghenghis Khan probably was a ginger!
Ghenghis Khan probably was a ginger! The Borjigids had a legend that after the death of Dobun-mergen, the alleged ancestress, Alan-ko, bore Bodunchar after being visited by a strange 'golden glittering...
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Joel McHale has a Rose Bowl ring!
Joel McHale has a Rose Bowl ring! Here's a thing I bet you didn't know about Joel McHale of Community and The Soup fame: he was born in Rome, Italy. Although he didn't live long there, because he soon...
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The Tree of Tenere was the only tree for 250 miles in the Sahara Desert until...
The Tree of Tenere was the only tree for 250 miles in the Sahara Desert until a drunk driver hit it in 1973! The Tree of Tenere was once the world’s most isolated tree. It was a solitary acacia that...
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Australia has over 150 'Big Things' scattered across the country as tourist...
Australia has over 150 'Big Things' scattered across the country as tourist attractions, including a 'Big Orange'! The Big Things of Australia are a group of somewhat related objects that are sculpted...
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The cookie monster has never actually touched a real cookie!
The cookie monster has never actually touched a real cookie! The cookie monster has an insatiable appetite for cookies. The googly eyed, blue furred monster was created in the late 1960s by Jim Henson....
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Salvador Dali would scribble on his own checks to prevent people from cashing...
Salvador Dali would scribble on his own checks to prevent people from cashing them! Apparently the famous and eccentric artist was fond of rich and extravagant things in life. It's well known that he...
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Tim Allen once had the top movie, book and TV show in the same WEEK!
Tim Allen once had the top movie, book and TV show in the same WEEK! Tim Allen is an American comedy legend. He is well known for his 90s sitcom Home Improvement, his role as an unwilling Santa Claus...
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In Japan it is rude to rub broken chopsticks together!
In Japan it is rude to rub broken chopsticks together! Chopsticks were invented by the Chinese over 5000 years ago. Confucius, a famous Chinese scholar who lived 2,500 years ago, is thought to have...
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Male lobsters have bladders on their head and they squirt urine at their...
Male lobsters have bladders on their head and they squirt urine at their predators! Ever wanted to know more about pee? Well, urine for a treat! Some women in Rome drank turpentine (at the risk of...
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In Korea, there is a cat cafe where you can go to drink coffee and hang out...
In Korea, there is a cat cafe where you can go to drink coffee and hang out with cats for hours. Please guys, let’s refrain from any Gangnam style jokes for this one. There was a time when a cat-cafe...
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A Tickle Me Elmo began saying 'Kill James' after its batteries were changed!
A Tickle Me Elmo began saying 'Kill James' after its batteries were changed! Tickle Me Elmo became a really popular toy amongst children when it was released in 1996 by Tyco Preschool. When Elmo was...
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People in Braveheart battle scenes were beating each other up for real!
People in Braveheart battle scenes were beating each other up for real! If you grew up under a rock, Braveheart is a movie about William Wallace who united the 13th century Scots in a battle to...
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A crocodile turned orange after attacking a filter in its enclosure.
A crocodile turned orange after attacking a filter in its enclosure. A filter’s final revenge. Snappy, an 8-foot-2-inch crocodile lives in the enclosure at Roaming Reptiles Animal Park in Australia....
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