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29 October 2025 19:58

South Africa's Mponeng Gold Mine is the deepest mine in the world. It reaches a depth of 2.5 miles below ground Level, and it takes over an hour to reach the bottom of the mine from the surface. Illegal miners sneak into the mine and hide there for months at a time. Deprived of sunlight, their skin turns gray, and they are called "ghosts."

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28 October 2025 07:22

In Brooklyn, New York, people can rent a mom for $40.

She listens to you, gives you advice, cooks, and helps with chores.

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27 October 2025 13:46

Mithridatism is the practice of protecting oneself against a poison by gradually self-administering non-lethal amounts.

The word is derived from Mithridates VI, the King of Pontus, who so feared being poisoned that he regularly ingested small doses, aiming to develop immunity.

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13 October 2025 17:32

While rare, laughter has actually been the cause of multiple deaths.

The last notable case was a man who was in good health but laughed so hard while watching a 1988 comedy, his heart rate rose to an estimated 250-500 beats per minute, leading to a fatal heart attack.

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07 October 2025 08:05

There is something called sleep debt and if you do not reduce the debt you can experience worsened vision, impaired driving, and trouble remembering.

Long-term effects include obesity, insulin resistance, and heart disease.

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05 October 2025 20:32

People born in October are more likely to live to 100.

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30 September 2025 10:04

Everyday is a holiday somewhere in the world.

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28 September 2025 15:39

The word “peacock” does not actually apply to both male and female birds.

It’s only the males that are called peacocks, while the females are called peahens. Together, the collective name for them is “peafowl.”

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26 September 2025 11:36

The most dishonest election in history🇱🇷

Charles King is the president of Liberia in 1927, who got into the Guinness Book of Records for the most dishonest elections in history.

He won 234 thousand votes in a country where there were only 15 thousand voters.

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23 September 2025 09:15

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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19 September 2025 07:44

Oxford researchers have successfully demonstrated quantum teleportation on a scalable quantum supercomputer, marking a significant breakthrough in quantum information processing.

Their experiment enabled the transfer of logical quantum gates between separate processors, overcoming a key challenge in scaling quantum systems. This advancement lays the foundation for next-generation computing architectures capable of solving complex problems at unprecedented speeds.

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17 September 2025 15:04

It's possible for a woman to menstruate through their bellybutton; umbilical endometriosis.

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11 September 2025 08:45

Today Marks the start of a New Year (2018) in Ethiopian Calendar. We would like to wish our fam in Ethiopia a Happy New Year🎉🎊🍾

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23 August 2025 15:52

Amou Haji, the world's dirtiest man, was an Iranian man who hadn't washed in 60+ years due to a superstition that soap and water might cause disease.

He died in 2022 at 94, less than a month after his village persuaded him to finally wash.

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18 August 2025 19:31

The Huichol Indian men of Mexico tie ropes around their testicles when their wives are giving birth.

When she feels a painful contraction, she tugs on the rope so her husband will share some of the pain as part of their child’s entrance into the world.

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29 October 2025 06:31

One of the most infamous bank robbers in South Africa’s history, Andre Stander, was actually a policeman himself who robbed banks on his lunch break and returned to the scene as an investigating officer.

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27 October 2025 21:31

The Only black leader to attend JFK's funeral was Emperor Hailesilassie of Ethiopia.

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13 October 2025 21:32

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

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13 October 2025 11:30

More than 50% of pilots have admitted to falling asleep mid-flight, according to a 2013 survey.

29% of them said that, when they woke up their copilot was asleep too.

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06 October 2025 22:55

The human brain has enough memory to hold three million hours of television. The brain's memory is 2.5 petabytes. You would have to leave the TV running continuously for more than 300 years to use up all that storage.

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05 October 2025 15:32

Labradorite is an unusual mineral, is a fascinating stone also known as the stone of magic. 

In the metaphysical world, labradorite is considered one of the most powerful protectors, is a powerful and spiritual stone that offers both protection and strengthening to those who wear it. known for its ability to repel negative energies and outside influences.

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29 September 2025 10:40

If you lived in a basement your whole life, you would age a few nanoseconds longer than someone living in a second-story apartment.

This is due to stronger gravity closer to Earth slowing time more, so time literally passes slightly faster upstairs near a building's top.

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27 September 2025 12:42

Originally, tennis was played with bare hands.

During the 12th century, Tennis was first played in France. The game was played by using your palm, to hit the ball back to your opponent. 

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23 September 2025 15:15

A UK trial of a four-day workweek with 61 companies found that 54 continued the practice, with most making it permanent.

Employees worked fewer hours while maintaining productivity, with some companies reporting revenue growth of up to 35%. Workers also experienced improved health, less burnout, and even weight loss.

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20 September 2025 07:59

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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18 September 2025 13:44

A Finger with nerve damage won’t wrinkle under water.

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17 September 2025 07:51

A Professional sleeper is someone who gets paid to sleep. They generally do this as part of scientific research focused on analysing sleep patterns or evaluating the quality of various sleep-related products.

As of Aug 2, 2022, the average annual pay for a Professional Sleeper in the United States is $59,998 a year. Just in case you need a simple salary calculator, that works out to be approximately $28.85 an hour. This is the equivalent of $1,154/week or $5,000/month.

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24 August 2025 10:57

In 2015, two New Jersey daycare employees were arrested for running a toddler "Fight Club" among a dozen kids between the ages of 4 and 6.

They were caught after posting the fights on Snapchat.

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20 August 2025 08:05

A riddle from 1688 known as the Molyneux's Problem goes: "If a man born blind can feel the differences between shapes such as spheres and cubes, could he, if given the ability, distinguish those objects by sight alone?"

In 2003, the riddle was solved when five people had their sight restored through surgery. They could not.

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17 August 2025 09:15

The Concorde flew so fast that on evening westbound flights from London or Paris to New York, passengers could see the sun appear to rise again after takeoff, because the jet was moving faster than Earth's rotation at that latitude.

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