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18 Mar 2025 07:33

There is a restaurant in Los Angeles called Lustig where you can eat for free if you're taller than the chef.

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17 Mar 2025 11:14

In 2011, two fishermen from Kiribati were lost at sea for 33 days, drifting 600 kilometers before washing up on Namdrik Atoll.

There, one of them met the descendants of his long-lost uncle, who had been lost at sea 50 years earlier, landed on the same island, and started a family.

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16 Mar 2025 08:54

In 2015, a cow in DeKalb, Texas, gave birth to quadruplets, a rare event with odds of 1 in 11.2 million.

The four calves that defied the odds were named Eeny, Meeny, Miny, and Moo.

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15 Mar 2025 16:10

When someone significant to you abruptly leaves, your brain responds similarly to physical pain, activating regions like the anterior cingulate cortex and anterior insula.

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14 Mar 2025 15:36

Rio de Janeiro was once capital of Portugal, making it the only European capital outside of Europe.

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13 Mar 2025 07:32

In 2022, James Michael Grimes won a free drink in an air-guitar competition while on a cruise.

His last memory before waking upoverboard in the Gulf of Mexico without the ship in sight. He treaded water for nearly 20 hours, was stung by jellyfish, and encountered a sea creature before being rescued.

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12 Mar 2025 07:36

Russian couple, separated after only three days of marriage when the husband joined the Red Army, were reunited in their hometown after 60 years apart.

Despite attempts to find each other over the years, it was only on a coincidental visit to their place of origin that they crossed paths again.

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10 Mar 2025 15:37

Sweden is so efficient at recycling that it imports waste from other countries, including Norway, to fuel its energy programs.

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09 Mar 2025 20:50

In the 6th century a Swedish king, to demonstrate his low opinion of the Danes sent a small dog to Denmark and officially made it their king.

Appointing dogs to rule the conquered became a tradition in Scandinavia. They were given thrones and mansions and routinely signed paw-print decrees. 

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08 Mar 2025 17:50

IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad was so frugal that he reused teabags pocketed salt packets, and drove a 1993 Volvo, despite being worth $58.7 billion at the time of his passing.

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07 Mar 2025 15:27

If you shout or make a sound that is 1,100 dB, it will create a black hole destroying our galaxy.

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06 Mar 2025 07:31

Studies show that night owls outperform early risers in cognitive tasks.

Research on 26,000 people revealed that late sleepers scored higher in intelligence, reasoning and memory tests.

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17 Oct 2024 16:05

The Most expensive coffee in the world 'kopi luwak', comes from cat poop.

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16 Oct 2024 10:04

At least seven taxi drivers in northeast Japan have reported picking up the ghost of a person who died in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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14 Oct 2024 10:40

The distance of a mile was defined by ancient Roman armies marching one thousand paces (mille passus). The nautical mile is based on the size of the earth.

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17 Mar 2025 17:34

Third Man Syndrome is a phenomenon reported by climbers, hikers, and explorers in survival situations.

People describe sensing an unseen presence that offers comfort and guidance, often through a voice or figure.

This entity is believed to provide encouragement, possibly as a manifestation of the mind during stress. The exact cause remains unknown.

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16 Mar 2025 12:07

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15 Mar 2025 21:03

The First chainsaw was invented to facilitate childbirth.

In 1780, two Scottish doctors invented the prototype of the chainsaw. Not to cut down trees or clear debris.

John Aitken and James Jeffray invented the hand-cranked chainsaw to cut through the pelvises of delivering mothers who were having trouble pushing their babies out.

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15 Mar 2025 07:32

Mingi is a traditional practice in southern Ethiopia, where body abnormalities, even chipping or growing the upper tooth before the lower tooth gets a child discarded from the tribe to die in the wilderness.

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14 Mar 2025 07:32

In 1923, the Brazier family from Silverton, Oregon, lost their Scotch Collie/English Shepherd mix, Bobbie, during a trip to Indiana.

Six months later, Bobbie returned home, having traveled approximately 2,551 miles across plains, deserts, and mountains, earning him the nickname "Bobbie the Wonder Dog."

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12 Mar 2025 17:42

Pigeons are one of the most intelligent birds on the planet. Pigeons can recognize all 26 letters of the English language and are also capable of conceptualizing.

Pigeons can differentiate between photographs and even differentiate between two different human beings in a photograph.

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11 Mar 2025 13:55

A woman in Florida allowed an 84-year-old lady to go ahead of her in line at Publix, where they were both waiting to buy Powerball tickets.

The elderly lady ended up winning the $590 million jackpot.

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10 Mar 2025 07:35

Service dogs are trained to recognize when they are on duty.

Wearing their harness signifies work mode; once removed, they often become more relaxed and playful.

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09 Mar 2025 10:44

Women account for 85% of all consumer spending in the United States.

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07 Mar 2025 21:27

There is a plant called the Skeleton Flower whose petals turn transparent when wet and then revert back to white when dry.

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06 Mar 2025 15:35

A man underwent dialysis treatments every week for 38 years, likely one of the longest durations on record.

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17 Oct 2024 23:04

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17 Oct 2024 08:05

Staying awake for 17 hours has the same effect on your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.

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15 Oct 2024 08:05

In 1871, lawyer Clement Vallandigham was defending a client accused of murder.

In demonstrating how the victim might have accidentally shot himself, he accidentally shot himself.

He died. His client was acquitted.

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13 Oct 2024 09:05

Kenya is the only country in the world where people can watch Netflix for free.

Netflix has a free mobile plan in the country.

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