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Parrots suffer from the same ill effects from obesity as do humans.

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Tillie, the dog who painted, had over 17 solo exhibits under her collar, including shows in Milan, Amsterdam and Brussels.

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A scan of Sting's brain found that composing music activates different parts of the brain than writing poetry or creating art.

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Pope John Paul II created more saints than all his predecessors in the previous 500 years put together.

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Everyday, an average 36 children in the U.S. end up in hospital emergency departments due to injuries cause by cotton buds.

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Speed bumps were installed to slow down pedestrians at a historic site in East China.

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Albert Einstein famously said that "if the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, man would have only four years to live."

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The Sydney Opera House has terrible acoustics. There's a US$153 million renovation project to be completed in 2020.

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According to leaked data, only 5% of ISIS recruits had an advanced knowledge of Islam before joining the group.

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Young Londoners spend almost 60% of their income on rent alone.

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Belgium produces an amazing 220,000 tons of chocolate per year. Brussels International Airport is one of the world's largest selling points of chocolate.

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The symbols used by !$%@ing cartoonists to indicate swearing are called grawlixes.

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“Beats" by Dre headphones, which can sell for as much as $450, only cost about $14 to produce.

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It takes longer to say "www" than it does to say "World Wide Web" because of all the syllables.

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Rage Yoga is very similar to normal yoga, except participants are encouraged to swear and shout between poses.

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Thomas Fantet de Lagny was a mathematician. On his deathbed, he was asked, “What is the square of 12?” His last words: “One hundred and forty-four.”

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37% of Americans

plan to work

until they get

too sick or die.

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Salvador Dalí filled up a white Rolls Royce Phantom II with 500kg of cauliflowers and drove it from Spain to Paris in December 1955.

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U.S. trials that utilize the Witness Protection Program have an 89% conviction rate.

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There are nearly 1,400 known asteroids capable of causing ‘major devastation' if they hit the Earth.

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At age 39, Emmanuel Macron became the youngest President in French history and the youngest head of state since Napoleon III.

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Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a French island just 25 km off the coast of Canada. 6000 French citizens live there.

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Blasphemy is still a crime in the Republic of Ireland. The fine goes up to €25,000.

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69%

of Americans have less than US$1,000 in savings.

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When a border is disputed by two or more territories, Google Maps changes its borders in each country to reflect that country's beliefs.

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According to Census figures, the average American spends most of their life single.

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75% of couples go to bed at different times at least four times a week, a UK study found.

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Consuming just 15 milligrams of elemental Tellurium can cause your sweat and breath to smell like garlic for months.

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Takeout coffee cups are not recyclable and billions are wasted every year.

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Over 80 women have been elected or appointed as head of government of their respective countries.

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