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04 Nov 2024 08:24

There is one bone in the human body not connected to any other bones. The hyoid bone is located within the neck, and is connected only by muscles and ligaments. It is used to help support the tongue, and aid in swallowing.

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03 Nov 2024 16:40

The word “gambit” is specifically a chess term, but later generalized to mean “sacrifice for advantage”.

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03 Nov 2024 07:48

Italy didn't have tomatoes until 1548, which is why traditional Italian food doesn't use tomatoes.

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01 Nov 2024 13:44

The word “electrocute” is a combination of the words electro and execute, meaning you were killed by electricity. So if you don’t die, you were not electrocuted, you were shocked

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31 Oct 2024 15:27

Buddhism does not believe in a god, but rather on earthly relationships

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31 Oct 2024 09:54

Morning sickness is believed to have evolved as a trait to protect the fetus against toxins ingested by the mother and women with no morning sickness are more likely to miscarry.

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30 Oct 2024 17:19

In 2012, a 14-year old North Korean girl drowned while trying to save the portraits of Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il. The North Korean government renamed her school after her.

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30 Oct 2024 07:25

When cats bring dead mice or birds back to their owners, “…they are teaching their human counterparts to hunt or helping their human as if feeding ‘an elderly cat, or an inept kitten.” –

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29 Oct 2024 14:25

Lesotho is the only country on Earth to lie completely above 1000 meters in elevation.

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29 Oct 2024 08:25

Dust / dirt devils are called “djin” meaning “genie” or “devil” in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, and Jordan. This is where the mythical genie came from and why genies are typically depicted without legs.

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28 Oct 2024 13:09

Whole milk is only 3.5% fat and is calorically very similar to the “healthier” option of 2% milk

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27 Oct 2024 17:31

Box Jellyfish venom is so powerful, human victims have been known to go into shock and drown or die of heart failure before even reaching shore.

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26 Oct 2024 21:11

In 2006 a woman’s anus was severely burned after she was struck by the lighting in the mouth, which passed through her body and exited through the anus.

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26 Oct 2024 12:27

Approximately 1/3 of people have jaws that pop or click when they are opened all the way.

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25 Oct 2024 22:18

Male alligators make a rumbling sound so low it can’t be heard by humans and makes the water dance around them.


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04 Nov 2024 07:24

Short women tend to be more fertile which is why men are more attracted to them.

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03 Nov 2024 11:50

Domesticated llamas that are given too much attention by humans can suffer from a psychological disorder called Berserk Llama Syndrome, where the llamas view their handlers as fellow llamas, and actually become more violent and aggressive towards them.

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02 Nov 2024 11:44

In Ancient Rome, if people wished to commit suicide, they applied to the Senate and, if their petitions were approved, were given free hemlock.

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01 Nov 2024 08:33

It is mandatory for all North Koreans to vote, even though there is only one candidate for each office on the ballot.

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31 Oct 2024 13:13

The largest mountain in the Netherlands is located in the Caribbean.

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31 Oct 2024 07:58

The matador’s red cape does not need to be red to provoke the bull. The bull is color blind. The red color hides splatters of blood from the audience during the finale stabbing.

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30 Oct 2024 15:11

The fizzy sensation on your tongue from carbonated drinks is not caused by the tiny bubbles popping. The fizz is our actual taste of carbon dioxide.

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29 Oct 2024 18:25

When elephants ‘dance’, they are mentally ill and depressed from confinement and restriction from freedom and socializing.

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29 Oct 2024 10:13

If someone is having a heart attack, they will need to chew the aspirin and not just swallow it. It gets the aspirin into your bloodstream faster.

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28 Oct 2024 17:28

Tomatoes, potatoes, paprika, peppers, and eggplant are part of a family called nightshade foods, which contain a toxin called solanine. If ingested in large quantities can cause hallucinations.

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28 Oct 2024 05:30

The Iranian government can, and will, sentence its citizens to the death penalty if they decide to change their religion from Islam.

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27 Oct 2024 08:15

Contrary to the popular thinking, wolves are not dominated by an “Alpha Wolf” that is the most aggressive male, or male-female pairing, of the pack. Rather, they have found that wolf packs are similar to human families, and there is little aggression or fights for “dominance.”

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26 Oct 2024 15:03

Plants can recognize their siblings and give them preferential treatment, competing less for valuable resources like root space than when surrounded by plants that are strangers.

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26 Oct 2024 11:28

Under the Geneva Convention, it’s a war crime to change another country’s weather.

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25 Oct 2024 10:09

Beluga caviar is the most expensive type of caviar, with market prices ranging from $7,000 to $22,000/kg ($3,200 to $10,000/lb). The caviar is harvested from female fish through a milking-like process.

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