Pepsi used a chimpanzee to roll dice in order to determine the grand prize number for their Billion Dollar Sweepstakes.
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South Korean men use 21% of the world’s men’s cosmetics and makeup.
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A species of Indonesian parrot called Goffin’s cockatoo can solve complex mechanical puzzles.
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In Finland, the word ‘kalsarikännit’ means to get drunk at home, alone, in your underwear.
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In ancient Egypt, couples were considered married whenever they moved in together- wedding ceremonies were reserved for the upper classes.
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Swiss-American socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein has had extensive plastic surgery to her face over the years in order to elicit a more catlike look. Wildenstein is rumored to have spent $4 million on plastic surgery, apparently done to please her husband, who loved big cats.
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There is a word that is the opposite of sparkle and it is “darkle.”
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As of 2021 only one person has been killed by armed police in Iceland since it became an independent republic in 1944.
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Valhalla is just one of the halls that dead Viking warriors go after death, Half of the fallen Chosen by Odin for Valhalla and the other half chosen by Freyja for Folkvangr.
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Marina Chapman, a Colombian woman, was raised by Capuchin monkeys for five years after being kidnapped and abandoned in the bush as a youngster. She learnt to climb trees and catch birds and rabbits using her bare hands. She lived as a monkey until she was found by hunters.
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The tree where Isaac Newton discovered gravity is still alive and well, outside of his childhood home.
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A bite from a common tick can cause a permanent anaphylactic meat and milk allergy in people.
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In the Yellow River in China there are so many corpses to be found that it is lucrative to recover them and sell the bodies back to the families of the deceased for 500$
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Gaddafi had a 40-member bodyguard contingent, known as the Amazonian Guard, which consisted of only females. All women who qualify for duty supposedly must be virgins and were hand-picked by Gaddafi himself.
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Megatherium americanum is an elephant-sized sloth native to South America that existed and died out about 12,000 years ago. It was one of the largest land mammals, measuring up to 6 metres (20 feet) and weighing an average of 4 tonnes.
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Slow loris (pictured above) is the world’s only known venomous primate. It sucks the venom from a patch in its elbow before giving a lethal venomous bite.
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The Inca people had a goddess of potatoes. Villages would have one particularly odd-shaped potato that would be worshiped in hopes of a bountiful harvest.
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There is a bird named Honeyguide, which guides humans to beehives, so that they can feast on the bee larvae after humans takes the honey.
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A group of Rhinos is called a “Crash” because they have poor eyesight, so when stampeding at 30 mph they “Crash” into things.
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Potato poisoning can cause paralysis, coma, and hallucinations for days. If left untreated, also death.
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The Nazis were the first ever people in modern history to start an anti-tobacco movement.
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Farts smell worse in the shower because the high turbidity of the air in the shower circulates the gas through the space effectively. Secondly, the high humidity and high temperature condition in the shower enhances a person’s sense of smell and taste. The farts don’t actually smell worse, it’s just that we can smell them better than usual.
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The Scottish army tried to take advantage of the Black Plague in England through an invasion, but caught it themselves and brought it back to Scotland, killing half of the native population.
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In 1978 DC Comics published a comic book where Superman fights Muhammad Ali and Superman lost.
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It is illegal in Thailand to leave your house without underwear.
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In 2011 Fauja Singh, a 100 year old British resident, became the first centenarian to complete a marathon.
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There are more Mughal artifacts stacked in Powis Castle in England, than are on display at any one place in India, even the National Museum in Delhi.
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Weighted blankets are an alternative treatment for anxiety and insomnia.
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