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20 Aug 2024 15:32

During the 15th century Renaissance period, large foreheads were highly sought and were seen as a symbol of beauty and intelligence.

To achieve this women underwent procedures that included removing hair one by one from their foreheads & using acids to remove hair from the front.

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19 Aug 2024 11:57

Guinea pig teeth never stop growing.

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18 Aug 2024 09:28

In 1936, the Russians made a computer that ran on water.

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15 Aug 2024 21:07

Sara Baartman (1789 - 1815) from South Africa was exploited in Europe by being exhibited as a freak show attraction, because of the size of her buttocks.

After her death, her body was displayed for more than 100 years in Paris until 1974. She was finally buried in South Africa in 2002.

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14 Aug 2024 19:23

Rasputin's penis was allegedly cut off after his 1916 murder, then later pickled and placed inside a jar that was put on display in a St. Petersburg museum.

Rasputin was one of the major figures of the late Russian Empire, who made world headlines for his influence, extravagant ways, and love affairs.

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13 Aug 2024 20:47

There’s a disease called Exercise-Induced anaphylaxis, which makes people allergic to exercise.

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12 Aug 2024 18:05

South Koreans can be punished for using cannabis in a country where it's legal upon return to South Korea.

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17 Jul 2024 18:05

There is a 300 page novel that doesn't use the letter "E" ones.

Georges Perec wrote it without the most common letter (in French) just for the heck of it.

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16 Jul 2024 21:30

This schoolboy's drawing helped police track down an Intruder.

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15 Jul 2024 19:05

You can't snore and dream at the same time.

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15 Jul 2024 10:19

It takes 713 gallons of water to make one cotton T-shirt.

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14 Jul 2024 11:40

In Southern Ethiopia there's a tribe known as Surma, where women’s beauty is determined by how large their lip plate is.

The lip plates are usually made of clay or wood and range between 4 and 25 centimeters. To be placed on the lip, two or four teeth are removed before the lower lip is cut to fit the lip plate. This lip plate process is usually done by their mother when they attain puberty.

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12 Jul 2024 22:05

Baby sharks eat each other in the womb until only one shark is born.

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11 Jul 2024 22:18

In 1999, an Australian man named Bill Morgan, was asked to reenact his recent lottery win for TV and ended up winning again on camera.

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10 Jul 2024 22:05

In ancient Rome, men who were found guilty of rape would have their testicles crushed between two stones.

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19 Aug 2024 18:05

In 2013, Jeff Bush was sleeping in his bedroom when a large sinkhole opened up directly underneath his bed, swallowing him and his entire bedroom. Bush’s body was never recovered.

A Tragic and unexpected event shocked the world in the early hours of February 28, 2013. Jeff Bush, a resident of Seffner, Florida, was asleep in his bedroom when a massive sinkhole opened up directly beneath him.

The natural disaster swallowed Bush and his entire bedroom, leaving his family and the community in a state of shock and disbelief. Bush's body was never recovered, serving as a somber reminder of the unpredictable power of nature.

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18 Aug 2024 19:38

Fruit that looks like exploding Planet.

The hala fruit is a large edible fruit made up of numerous segments called keys or cones and is found in Southeast Asia, eastern Australia, Pacific Islands and Hawaii.

It is often described as a combination of mango and pineapple sweetened with sugar cane juice.

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16 Aug 2024 08:05

Bad ventilation in your bedroom at night can result in increased carbon dioxide and is associated with poor sleep, headaches, and a decline in cognitive performance the next day.

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15 Aug 2024 08:05

People with higher IQs tend to stay up later and wake up later.

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14 Aug 2024 12:11

The word "Android" refers only to a male looking robot, for one that looks like a female the proper term is “Gynoid".

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13 Aug 2024 08:05

Six people can feast on one ostrich egg for breakfast.

On average one ostrich egg equals 24 chicken eggs.

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12 Aug 2024 10:54

Peeling an apple will remove 50% of its total fiber, and around 30% of its vitamin C.

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17 Jul 2024 09:05

There is no anti-venin for Blue Ring Octopus venom.

The tiny, often painless, bite causes total body paralysis and victims remain fully conscious as they suffocate, unable to call or signal for help. For this reason, Australian children are taught never to touch anything in a rock pool.

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16 Jul 2024 13:25

The Anglo-Saxons believed that Friday was such an unlucky day that they would slaughter any child unfortunate enough to be born on that day.

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15 Jul 2024 15:05

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14 Jul 2024 18:05

It is possible to literally sweat blood. Under extreme emotional or physical stress blood vessels that feed sweat glands can rupture, causing the glands to exude blood.

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13 Jul 2024 08:05

In 1995, a martial art professional from Hong Kong named Mo Ka Wang managed to lift over 250 pounds of weight with his erect penis.

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12 Jul 2024 08:05

The United States is the World's largest exporter of sperm.

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11 Jul 2024 08:05

In the 1940s, butt plugs were marketed as a headache remedy.

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10 Jul 2024 09:05

In some places such as Ontario, Canada, you can order weed on Uber Eats.

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