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25 Oct 2024 07:48

Doctors in Ancient Rome used an early form of electrotherapy to successfully treat neurological conditions such as epilepsy and migraines. They administered the charges by placing electric torpedo fish on the patient’s head

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23 Oct 2024 13:14

When monkeys are taught to recognize themselves in the mirror, the first thing they do after recognizing themselves in the mirror is to inspect their genitals.

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22 Oct 2024 22:04

There is a Polish celebration on Easter Monday 'Śmigus-Dyngus' (Wet Monday) that involves boys throwing water on girls and spanking them with pussy willows.

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22 Oct 2024 10:39

The first functional sewing machine was invented in France in 1830 by Barthelemy Thimonnier, a tailor. The inventor was nearly killed by a group of angry French tailors. They burnt down his garment factory because they feared the invention would render them unemployed.

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21 Oct 2024 10:52

It is a war crime to attack a parachuter bailing from a distressed aircraft.

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20 Oct 2024 21:29

A cat named Tibbles once started bringing dead birds to a lighthouse that were discovered to be a new species, the Stephens Island wren . They went extinct shortly after and Tibbles the cat was accused of being the only single living creature to eradicate a species.

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20 Oct 2024 11:17

Before the Western slave trade got going, North African pirates used to regularly kidnap Britons and other Europeans for sale as slaves in Africa. It is estimated that about 1.25 million Europeans were sold into the African slave trade between 1500-1800.

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19 Oct 2024 19:38

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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19 Oct 2024 10:04

Iceland sits on both Europe and North America continents.

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18 Oct 2024 13:23

Caring for someone with a chronic illness can lead to PTSD-like symptoms in the caregiver.

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17 Oct 2024 17:22

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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17 Oct 2024 09:06

Taiwan claims to be the rightful ruler of all of China and Mongolia.

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16 Oct 2024 14:55

It took Tokyo about 3 hours before they realized Hiroshima had been bombed.

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15 Oct 2024 20:26

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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24 Oct 2024 11:43

Adermatoglyphia is a disease where people are born without fingerprints. It is exceedingly rare, affecting only five known extended families worldwide

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23 Oct 2024 09:30

Croissants are Austrian, not French.

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22 Oct 2024 15:11

It was customary in England to give bees a slice of wedding cake and to inform them of a funeral otherwise they believed the bees would stop making honey.


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21 Oct 2024 22:22

Fidel Castro maintained busy working hours, often only going to bed at 3 or 4 a.m. He preferred to meet foreign diplomats in these early hours, believing that they would be tired and he could gain the upper hand in negotiations.

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21 Oct 2024 15:28

If you leave lime juice on your hands on a sunny day, your skin can get second degree burns and be discolored for years. It’s called “margarita dermatitis” because people often get it while making margaritas outside.

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21 Oct 2024 08:44

Cats have scent glands on their face that release a pheromone when they rub onto us to say that they are ours, and we are theirs.

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20 Oct 2024 13:58

“Gotham”, as a nickname for New York City, was coined by Washington Irving in 1807 and it literally means “Goat’s Town.”

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19 Oct 2024 21:40

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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19 Oct 2024 13:37

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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18 Oct 2024 15:51

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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18 Oct 2024 10:59

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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17 Oct 2024 16:16

The French name for cotton candy is “Barbe à papa”, which literally translates as “dad’s beard”.

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16 Oct 2024 20:54

​​Sudan has twice as many pyramids as Egypt @googlefactss #funfact #countries
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16 Oct 2024 11:53

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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15 Oct 2024 17:22

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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