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People in the most successful marriages spend an average of 5 more hours a week being together and talking, marriage researcher John Gottman found.

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Flies drink alcohol when they are sexually frustrated.

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In 2017, Australian scientists discovered 50 new species of spider in one 10-day research trip.

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In 1948,

only 2%

of British households

had a fridge.

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Spiders eat twice as much animal prey as humans do in a year, and even exceeds that of whales.

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Vitamin B6 helps you remember your dreams.

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Since 1953, the regional bank Credito Emiliano in Italy has accepted a curious collateral for small-business loans: giant wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.

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Japan has blue traffic lights in some areas because historically the Japanese used the same word for green and blue.

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Catalonia has declared independence four times in history, since 1641.

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In 2016, a 91-year-old woman filled out a crossword that turned out to be $116,000 artwork in a German museum.

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British trains cost 5 times more than ones in Europe.

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Research has found that fathers who use cocaine prior to conceiving a child have sons who struggle to make new memories.

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Author Stephen King didn't tell his kids bedtime stories. He made them tell him stories.

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On a typical day along the U.S.-Mexico border, Customs and Border Protection seizes an average of 7,910 pounds of drugs.

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Hugh Hefner worked as a copywriter for Esquire magazine, from where he resigned in Jan 1952 after being denied a $5 raise. 11 months later, he published the first issue of Playboy.

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The Palace of Parliament in Romania is the world's largest administrative building. The cost of heating and electric lighting alone exceeds $6 million per year, as much as the cost for a medium-sized city.

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Islam is the world's most common state-endorsed religion, with 27 countries.

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Chinese immigration was made illegal in the U.S. from 1882 to 1943.

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Western Union didn't stop sending telegrams until 2006.

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Dolphins go on killing sprees when they're sexually frustrated.

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A traditional beer tap will not work on an airplane as it will only dispense a huge amount of foam.

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More than half of the Earth's surface is not subject to any nation's laws.