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Mastication, specifically the act of chewing gum, has been clinically shown to increase blood flow to the brain and significantly improve alertness, memory retention, and cognitive performance.
Mastication, specifically the act of chewing gum, has been clinically shown to increase blood flow to the brain and significantly improve alertness, memory…
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Network executives originally begged for beloved comedic actors Matthew Broderick or John Cusack to play the ruthless meth kingpin Walter White in the hit series Breaking Bad.
Network executives originally begged for beloved comedic actors Matthew Broderick or John Cusack to play the ruthless meth kingpin Walter White in the hit…
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Chronic psychological stress directly causes hair to turn gray by sending the sympathetic nervous system into overdrive, which permanently depletes the melanocyte stem cells responsible for hair color.
Chronic psychological stress directly causes hair to turn gray by sending the sympathetic nervous system into overdrive, which permanently depletes the…
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Russian cosmonauts strictly adhere to a bizarre pre-flight tradition where they must stop the transport bus taking them to the launchpad, unzip their spacesuits, and urinate on the right rear tire.
Russian cosmonauts strictly adhere to a bizarre pre-flight tradition where they must stop the transport bus taking them to the launchpad, unzip their…
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United States corporations used to be legally allowed to write off the lucrative bribes they paid to foreign government officials as standard business expenses on their federal tax returns.
United States corporations used to be legally allowed to write off the lucrative bribes they paid to foreign government officials as standard business…
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Photic sneeze reflex is a bizarre genetic quirk affecting roughly a third of the population, causing them to sneeze uncontrollably the second they step out into bright sunlight.
Photic sneeze reflex is a bizarre genetic quirk affecting roughly a third of the population, causing them to sneeze uncontrollably the second they step out…
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France technically shares its longest land border with Brazil, a geographical anomaly made possible entirely by the existence of French Guiana, an overseas department located on…
France technically shares its longest land border with Brazil, a geographical anomaly made possible entirely by the existence of French Guiana, an overseas…
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Airbus engineers designed a bizarrely shaped cargo plane known as the Beluga solely because they needed a vehicle large enough to transport entire sections of other airplanes across Europe.
Airbus engineers designed a bizarrely shaped cargo plane known as the Beluga solely because they needed a vehicle large enough to transport entire sections of…
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Air Koryo is the only airline in the world to hold a one-star rating from Skytrax, primarily because its planes are ancient Soviet relics and the in-flight entertainment consists…
Air Koryo is the only airline in the world to hold a one-star rating from Skytrax, primarily because its planes are ancient Soviet relics and the in-flight…
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Honda actually designed and briefly manufactured a fully functional motorized scooter that folded perfectly into a standard piece of rectangular luggage during the early 1980s.
Honda actually designed and briefly manufactured a fully functional motorized scooter that folded perfectly into a standard piece of rectangular luggage…
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Chicago engineers spent the mid-nineteenth century physically lifting entire brick buildings, streets, and sidewalks up to fourteen feet in the air using thousands of manual jackscrews.
Chicago engineers spent the mid-nineteenth century physically lifting entire brick buildings, streets, and sidewalks up to fourteen feet in the air using…
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Robert P McCulloch purchased the original 1831 London Bridge in 1968 and shipped it piece by piece to Lake Havasu City in Arizona, believing it would serve as a fantastic tourist…
Robert P McCulloch purchased the original 1831 London Bridge in 1968 and shipped it piece by piece to Lake Havasu City in Arizona, believing it would serve as…
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Hong Kong boasts a staggering 2,600-foot-long outdoor escalator system that physically drags tired office workers up and down the ridiculously steep mountainous terrain of the Mid-Levels district.
Hong Kong boasts a staggering 2,600-foot-long outdoor escalator system that physically drags tired office workers up and down the ridiculously steep…
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Sears Roebuck and Company completely revolutionized the retail economy in the late eighteen nineties by mailing out massive catalogs that allowed rural Americans to purchase…
Sears Roebuck and Company completely revolutionized the retail economy in the late eighteen nineties by mailing out massive catalogs that allowed rural…
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Germany operates a public transit system where full-sized passenger trains dangle completely upside down from a massive steel rail suspended high above a river.
Germany operates a public transit system where full-sized passenger trains dangle completely upside down from a massive steel rail suspended high above a…
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Japanese railway companies will issue official delay certificates to passengers if a train departs or arrives just a few seconds off schedule, which commuters then hand to their…
Japanese railway companies will issue official delay certificates to passengers if a train departs or arrives just a few seconds off schedule, which commuters…
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Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympics, insisted that the games should feature competitions in architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture,…
Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympics, insisted that the games should feature competitions in architecture, literature, music,…
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Bhutan has an international airport located in a deep valley surrounded by Himalayan peaks up to eighteen thousand feet high, making it so incredibly dangerous that only a couple…
Bhutan has an international airport located in a deep valley surrounded by Himalayan peaks up to eighteen thousand feet high, making it so incredibly…
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Thomas Crapper did not actually invent the flush toilet, but he was a wildly successful Victorian plumber who relentlessly promoted sanitary plumbing and proudly stamped his name on manhole covers across London.
Thomas Crapper did not actually invent the flush toilet, but he was a wildly successful Victorian plumber who relentlessly promoted sanitary plumbing and…
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Hungary experienced the worst case of hyperinflation in recorded human history following the end of the second world war in 1946.
Hungary experienced the worst case of hyperinflation in recorded human history following the end of the second world war in 1946. Prices for everyday goods…
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Staying awake for eighteen consecutive hours severely impairs your cognitive abilities and reaction times to the exact same degree as having a blood alcohol concentration of zero point zero five percent.
Staying awake for eighteen consecutive hours severely impairs your cognitive abilities and reaction times to the exact same degree as having a blood alcohol…
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Teratomas are horrifying, albeit fascinating, types of tumors that can spontaneously grow hair, muscle tissue, bone, and even fully formed teeth inside your body.
Teratomas are horrifying, albeit fascinating, types of tumors that can spontaneously grow hair, muscle tissue, bone, and even fully formed teeth inside your…
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Carrots will absolutely not give you the superpower of impeccable night vision despite what your parents told you at dinner; this incredibly persistent nutritional myth was…
Carrots will absolutely not give you the superpower of impeccable night vision despite what your parents told you at dinner; this incredibly persistent…
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Hiccups are largely believed by evolutionary biologists to be a completely useless physiological relic left over from our ancient amphibian ancestors who originally needed a…
Hiccups are largely believed by evolutionary biologists to be a completely useless physiological relic left over from our ancient amphibian ancestors who…
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