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"DOH" is the abbreviation for Doha International Airport in Qatar.

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1 in 4 women between 16 and 24 have harmed themselves, a survey in England suggests.

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"Kodokushi", meaning "lonely death", is a common Japanese phenomenon of people dying alone and remaining undiscovered for a long period of time.

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A species of hermaphroditic worm has a strange way to deal with loneliness: It injects sperm into its head to reproduce.

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In 2008, UK police granted a weapons licence to a 7-year-old child.

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Hitler killed his dog with a cyanide capsule. He also shot the five puppies and buried them with their mother.

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Octopus skin can change color 177 times an hour.

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Cornflakes have more genes than people do.

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Tigers can eat up to 60 pounds (27 kilograms) of meat in one night.

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Hurricane Matthew unearthed at least a dozen Civil War cannonballs on Folly Island, South Carolina.

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Global debt amounts to US$152 trillion or 225% of global GDP.

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It's estimated that a third of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis bacteria, but most never have any symptoms.

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Dr. Seuss cheated on his wife while she had cancer. After finding out about the affair, she killed herself and Dr. Seuss married his mistress.

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Within 48 hours of quitting smoking, your nerve endings begin to regrow and your senses of smell and taste begin to return to normal.

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In order to legally give someone a tattoo in South Korea, one must obtain a doctor's license.

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The first time the Japanese people heard their Emperor's voice was when he announced Japan's surrender on the radio during WW2.

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A 2014 study found that when commuters on trains and buses talked to strangers, their conversations made them happier.

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Artist Frida Kahlo pulled up to her first solo exhibition in an ambulance. She went against doctor's orders and cut her hospital stay short.

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5,000 years ago, watermelons were pale-green, and bitter. As watermelons were bred to become sweeter, their flesh slowly changed to red.

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From 1907 to 1922, women who were U.S. citizens lost their citizenship if they married foreigners.

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George Orwell's French teacher was Aldous Huxley.

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Mozart once proposed to Marie Antoinette.

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A study showed that only 2.6% of Ants in a colony are always active. Over 25% are observed to never be working, and 71.9% are inactive half of the time.

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At least 22 million gallons of water is trapped in plastic bottles and thrown into landfills every year in the U.S. alone.

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A third of humanity, including 60% of Europeans and 80% of North Americans, live in such light polluted areas that the Milky Way is not visible at night.

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Steven Spielberg waited 10 years after being given the story Schindler's List to make the film, as he didn't feel mature enough at the time.

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Domino's sold as many pizzas during OJ Simpson's car chase as it did on Superbowl Sunday.

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Family Guy once used footage from 9-year-old YouTube video in one of its episodes without permission from the owner. The owner's original clip was then removed from Youtube for copyright infringement.

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The CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer, was the first female employee at Google, in 1999.

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With an average cost of over US$80,000 per wedding, Manhattan is the most expensive place to get married in the U.S.

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