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Lemon juice makes fish taste and smell less ‘fishy’ because its acid neutralizes a chemical group in the fish called amines, making them non-volatile and stopping the smell.
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Breastfeeding releases the hormone oxytocin, which helps the uterus return to its pre-pregnancy size and may reduce uterine bleeding after birth. Breastfeeding also lowers the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
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Antibiotics are usually not effective for sore throats and common colds as they are caused by viruses rather than bacteria. Taking antibiotics for such illnesses is considered more harmful than beneficial.
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Thailand, as part of their family planning program, has police officers who pass out condoms in a campaign called “Cops and Rubbers”.
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The French name for cotton candy is “Barbe à papa”, which literally translates as “dad’s beard”.
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Sudan has twice as many pyramids as Egypt @googlefactss #funfact #countries
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Wedding cakes were originally white to symbolize purity and virginity. Since pure sugar was expensive, a whiter cake indicated your higher wealth and class.
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Genghis Kahn killed enough people to cool the earth. He killed over 40 million people, the result of which, vast tracts of farmland were reclaimed by forests.
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In Australia voting is compulsory and citizens over 18 are fined if they do not vote.
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In Belgium, people with autism and other mental illnesses can request to be euthanized.
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Once the Babylonians were able to predict when solar eclipses would occur, they would install a substitute king during this period. As they believed that these eclipses were an evil omen and this substitute king could be blamed. He usually was killed after, of course making the omen true.
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The venom of giant hornets in Japan is potent enough to melt human flesh.
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Cockroaches experience performance anxiety. A study found that cockroaches running through a hard maze will have more difficulties if other roaches are watching them.
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Horse Yoga is practiced by a school in Argentina. Participants pose on horses lying on their backs.
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Oktoberfest started off as a wedding reception for a Prince in Bavaria in 1810, and the newlyweds enjoyed it so much, they suggested making it an annual event.
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The French use the expression “the English have landed” (Les Anglais ont Débarqué) to say a woman is on her period.
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Iceland sits on both Europe and North America continents.
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Caring for someone with a chronic illness can lead to PTSD-like symptoms in the caregiver.
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Scientology isn’t legally considered a religion in all countries. Switzerland identifies it as a commercial enterprise, France and Chile as a cult, and Norway as a non-profit.
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Taiwan claims to be the rightful ruler of all of China and Mongolia.
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It took Tokyo about 3 hours before they realized Hiroshima had been bombed.
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Ancient Babylonians were first to brew beer. They took their beer-making so seriously, that if one brewed a bad batch, they were to be drowned in it.
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The North African elephant species was driven to extinction by the Ancient Romans who used them for public games in the Colosseum.
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The anti-piracy group responsible for the ad on all your DVDs was sued for stealing the theme song.
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The Greek name for the Mosquito is Anopheles, translating to “good-for-nothing.”
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Spiked dog collars were originally made to protect dog’s necks when attacked by wolves.
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Bartenders have the 2nd highest divorce rate and the highest single percentage of all occupations.
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Golden poison frogs are curious, bold, and seemingly aware of the fact that they are next to invulnerable. They make no attempt to conceal themselves and actually flaunt their beautiful colors to intimidate potential predators.
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The reason we say “redhead” instead of “orangehead”” for hair color is because English didn’t differentiate between the colors until the 1540’s, long after the term was coined.
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Narcissism is one of the three dark triadic personality traits the others being psychopathy and Machiavellianism. These traits are often associated with aggression, racism, and bullying.
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