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A cat's brain can store 1,000 times more data than an iPad.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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During Bill Clinton's entire eight-year presidency he only sent two emails.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S. than real flamingos.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Syngenesophobia is the fear of relatives.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 2015, engineering students in China worked out how to control live cockroaches using a brain-to-brain interface technique.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Disney owns 80% of ESPN.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The first movie in color was made already in 1901.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Arthur Guinness, founder of Guinness Brewery, had 21 children with just one wife.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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More than 1,100 people have been diagnosed with cancer as a result of "exposure to toxins at Ground Zero" from 9/11.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A group of frogs is called an army.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In the 19th Century, streets, sidewalks and buildings of Central Chicago were raised between 4 and 14 feet using jacks in order to build its sewage system.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The most Eastern and Western and Northern state in the U.S. is Alaska.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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All humans are 99.9% identical in their DNA.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Just 1 in 4233 U.S. high school football players actually make it to the NFL.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Alchemist Hennig Brand believed that he could distill gold from human urine. After stockpiling 1,500 gallons of urine and boiling it, he discovered phosphorus.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Dogs may look ashamed, but they can't feel guilt, experts say, just submission.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Some Chinese farmers use plastic molds to sculpt pears into the likeness of Buddhas.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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You can swim in pools of beer in Austria.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In Japan, tipping a server is considered rude.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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On July 23, 2012, the Earth had a near miss with a solar flare. Had it occurred a week earlier, it would've wiped out communication networks, GPS and electrical grids.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The first transaction of Bitcoins was to buy pizza for 10,000 Bitcoins, which later increased in value to over US$12 million.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The word "music" comes from the Muses, goddesses of the arts in Greek mythology.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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On the night of the D-Day invasion, only 15% of paratroopers landed in the right place.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Recycling a single run of the Sunday New York Times would save 75,000 trees.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The average time it takes for a new habit to stick is 66 days.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Xenoglossophobia
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The first author of literature in the world, known by name, was the high-priestess of Ur, Enheduanna (2285 BCE).♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Vatican City drinks more wine than anywhere else in the world: 105 bottles per person per year.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Pandas are considered to be endangered, with about 1,600 in the wild and another few hundred in captivity.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
