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A dozen camels were disqualified in 2018 from a Saudi beauty pageant for receiving Botox injections to make them more attractive.

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President Donald Trump asked the Guggenheim Museum to lend him a Van Gogh for the White House. Their counter-offer: a solid gold toilet.

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The first female state senator elected in the United States was a Mormon polygamous wife who ran against and defeated her own husband.

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When a mom feels depressed, her baby's cells might feel it, too. At just 18 months old, young children can show biological evidence of added stress.

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During WW2, Churchill wore a specially designed onesie, which he called his ‘Siren Suit'.

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Cheese triggers the same part of the brain as hard drugs, researchers found.

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The word ‘swansong', a final act or gesture before death or retirement, arose from an ancient belief that swans are mute all their lives but sing a beautiful, mournful song just before they die.

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Alternative names proposed for Canada in 1867 were Borealia, Cabotia, Transatlantica, Victorialand and Superior.

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In Sweden, there's a shopping centre dedicated entirely to repaired and up-cycled goods.

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Cities account for 80% of the world's GDP.

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Even a short, one-time burst of exercise can boost parts of the brain responsible for executive function such as decision-making and focus, a research paper found.

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In the 1800s, ducks were called ‘arsefeet' because their feet are so close to their bottoms.

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The world's billionaires made enough money in 2017 to end extreme poverty seven times over.

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A male cheetah can make a female ovulate by barking at her.

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Only 41% of items on to-do lists are ever actually done.

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In 1568, the Catholic Church condemned the entire population of The Netherlands to death for heresy.

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In 1932, Winston Churchill went to a hotel in Munich two days in a row to have tea with Hitler. Hitler stood him up both times and the two men never met.

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A bird caused the Large Hadron Collider to be turned off in 2009 after it dropped a piece of baguette into it.

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There are enough nuclear shelters in Switzerland to house the entire population.

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Benjamin Franklin invented a mechanical arm for reaching books on high shelves.

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At least an hour of physical activity a day may be required to offset the harmful effects of sitting at a desk for 8 hours.

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While hibernating, the groundhog's heartbeat slows from 80 beats per minute to 5 beats per minute.

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The Twister game was originally called Pretzel.

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A 2018 law in France allows citizens to make mistakes in good faith on documents without being punished.

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The shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of killing U.S. President John F. Kennedy, was the first known human killing seen live on TV.

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There is enough water in Lake Superior to cover the entire land mass of North and South America to a depth of 30 centimetres (12 in).

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The album "Jazz from Hell" by Frank Zappa was sold with a "Parental Advisory" sticker despite being completetly instrumental.

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The U.S. may have adopted the metric system if pirates hadn't kidnapped the French scientist sent to help Thomas Jefferson persuade Congress to adopt the system.

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Rock band Oasis were named after a leisure centre in Swindon.

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Star Wars Composer John Williams has the record for most Oscar nominations from a living person, averaging one nomination a year since his first in 1967.

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