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Honey is More Effective than Cough Syrup to Fight a Cough! Learn Why
Honey is More Effective than Cough Syrup to Fight a Cough! Learn Why Cough…cough…COUGH. Ugh. It seems like everybody is sick with something these days. You’ve heard about chicken soup, hand washing,...
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The mistletoe is actually a parasitic plant.
The mistletoe is actually a parasitic plant. The mistletoe perches on a tree branch and absorbs nutrients from the trunk. Now, doesn’t that set the romantic, holiday mood? Throughout mythology, the...
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Boxing day was originally a religious holiday!
Boxing day was originally a religious holiday! Boxing day grew out of St.Stephen’s day, a Christian holiday that commemorates the first Christian martyr. St.Stephen was a deacon in a church in...
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Historically, wreaths have been used as a symbol for power and strength.
Historically, wreaths have been used as a symbol for power and strength. In Rome and Greece, kings and emperors often wear laurel wreaths as crowns. They connected it to their sun god, Apollo, and...
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Christmas carols date back to the Fourth Century.
Christmas carols date back to the Fourth Century. Man, those beats will never go out of style. The Christmas Carols that pretty much every contemporary artist has made a “fresh, new” cover of,...
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So many Japanese die alone and remain undiscoverd for so long, that they have...
So many Japanese die alone and remain undiscoverd for so long, that they have a term for it: Kodokushi There’s a upsetting phenomenon happening in Japan. It’s occurring so often that it’s even been...
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In the early Egyptian civilization, dead pharaohs were buried with their...
In the early Egyptian civilization, dead pharaohs were buried with their living servants! This was done because of the belief that they could serve their rule in the afterlife. However, these servants...
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The requirements to be one of the first female flight attendants were very...
The requirements to be one of the first female flight attendants were very specific. Would you qualify? Learn here The role of the flight attendant derived from similar positions on passenger ships and...
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Neurosurgeons call your temples “God’s Little Joke” because it’s the thinnest...
Neurosurgeons call your temples “God’s Little Joke” because it’s the thinnest part of your skull and a major artery runs beneath it. Not cool God, not cool. Your temple, otherwise known as you pterion,...
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The McRib exists because of a McNugget shortage!
The McRib exists because of a McNugget shortage! The delicious, but seasonal sandwich was created in 1981. McDonald's had just hired an executive chef off of a luxury hotel and tasked him to create new...
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Ever wonder why exactly there are Santa-sized socks hanging above your fire...
Ever wonder why exactly there are Santa-sized socks hanging above your fire place this time of year. Keep reading! The practice of stocking-stuffing can be traced back to the charitable donations of...
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The world's largest Lego tower had 500,000 bricks!
The world's largest Lego tower had 500,000 bricks! Nearly 6,000 Lego lovers in Sao Paulo, mostly children, helped put together the independent blocks of Lego bricks which were later stacked using a...
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Bryan Cranston actually knows how to make meth!
Bryan Cranston actually knows how to make meth! Bryan Cranston has been praised to no end for his portrayal of cancer-ridden teacher turned meth cook. Part of what makes the show so successful is how...
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Cheese was found in Egyptian tomb paintings dating back to 2000BC.
Cheese was found in Egyptian tomb paintings dating back to 2000BC. Because of the hot and arid Egyptian climates, cheeses made in 2000BC Egypt were likely very sour and salty, and had a similar texture...
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When Sears started printing its catalog on glossy paper, people called to...
When Sears started printing its catalog on glossy paper, people called to complain: they couldn't use it as toilet paper anymore! The earliest recorded instance of toilet paper as a way of cleaning up...
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Anthony Hopkins won an Oscar for his portrayal of Hannibal for only 16...
Anthony Hopkins won an Oscar for his portrayal of Hannibal for only 16 minutes of screen time! Anthony Hopkins is one of the most renowned actors alive today, and his most famous role is Hannibal...
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How can a toad tell you if you're pregnant?
How can a toad tell you if you're pregnant? Listen up, ladies! Read this before you head out to the pharmacy to buy that pregnancy test. Apparently, male toads are an extremely reliable way to test for...
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Jay-Z took American Gangster off iTunes because he was against people buying...
Jay-Z took American Gangster off iTunes because he was against people buying just one song off of it! Jay-Z is one of the most prolific rappers alive, and one of the richest. When he released his album...
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Where did the only Albino Gorilla ever live?
Where did the only Albino Gorilla ever live? There has only ever been one documented albino gorilla in the world, and his name was Snowflake. He was born in 1964 and passed away in 2003 while living in...
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Why did the Tolkien family feel ripped off by the Lord of the Rings movies?
Why did the Tolkien family feel ripped off by the Lord of the Rings movies? The Lord of the Rings is one of the most successful book and film series of all time. When the films were released between...
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