1. Onychophagia is the technical term for biting your nails.
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  2. In 2011, scientists re-measured Norway's beaches, islands and fjords, adding 11,000 miles to its coastline.
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  3. Before Queen Elizabeth II puts her shoes on, a member of the royal household wears them first, to make sure they are comfortable.
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  4. All human sperm rotate their tails anticlockwise when swimming.
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  5. Pope Gregory I declared rabbit foetuses were marine animals and could be eaten during Lent.
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  6. Canada has a strategic maple syrup reserve to ensure global supply in case of emergency.
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  7. Apple's Siri will flip a coin for you if you can't make a decision.
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  8. Ambivert is the balance between introvert and extrovert.
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  9. People with high IQs tend to appreciate dark humor more.
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  10. U.S. Senator Joe McCarthy was a heroin addict in his later years, and the U.S. government paid for his heroin.
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  11. During WWI, a group of Russian and German soldiers agreed to a cease-fire to fend off an attack by wolves.
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  12. The earliest known @ sign features in a 14th century Bulgarian translation of a Greek chronicle. It is used instead of an a, but historians aren't sure why.
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  13. Canals are a Chinese invention – the Grand Canal of China is 1,103 miles long and was started in 486 BC.
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  14. The term "Dumpster" actually comes from the name of the company who designed and patented the first large, movable trash bin.
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  15. In the U.S., the penalty for placing a sales call to a number on the Do Not Call list is $40,654 per call.
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  16. Star Wars composer John William's son is the lead singer for the rock band Toto.
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  17. Usain Bolt was offered a position as wide receiver in the NFL and rejected it due to the hits NFL players take.
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  18. A human being uses about 550 liters of pure oxygen (19 cubic feet) per day.
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  19. The Korean title for the 1993 film Groundhog Day is "Black Hole of Love."
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  20. Back pain is the single leading cause of disability worldwide. In the US, back pain costs over $50 Billion in missed work days, per years.
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  21. Henry Hiemlich used the Hiemlich Maneuver for the first time at 96-years-old in 2016.
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  22. Sylvester Stallone considers his 1992 movie 'Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot' as "maybe one of the worst films in the entire solar system."
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  23. "King" in a snake's name signifies that it preys on other snakes.
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  24. Every day, the number of people around the world living in extreme poverty (less than about $2 a day) goes down by 217,000.
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  25. About 9 out of 10 adults with lupus are women.
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  26. Scientists discovered in 2015 that there are 8 times more trees on earth than we previously thought.
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  27. The speed of the wind has fallen by 60% in the last 30 years.
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  28. Despite spending half his career in the saddle, actor Clint Eastwood is allergic to horses.
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  29. People's body temperature drops when they watch videos of other people putting their hands into cold water.
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  30. Instead of a Foreign Office, the Roman Empire had a "Bureau of Barbarians".
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