Pounds is abbreviated as "LBs" because it's derived from the Latin words "LiBra Pondo"

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Your brain replays some of your memories while you sleep to consolidate them and store them long-term.

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Tokophobia: the fear of getting pregnant.

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The skin on men's faces ages more slowly than on women's faces.

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Men's eyes have sharper vision for small objects than women's.

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Animals get depressed, too.

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Lighters were invented before matches.

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Carrots were originally purple in color. The first orange-colored carrot was grown in the 17th century by Dutch farmers in honor of King William.

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Mark Zuckerberg has a virtual assistant in his home named Jarvis which is voiced by Morgan Freeman.

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Pandas don't have specific sleeping spots. They just sleep wherever they happen to be whenever they get tired.

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Hummingbirds are only found in the Americas today

However, the oldest hummingbird fossil ever collected was found in Germany.

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20 minutes - that's how long the first cell phones held a charge.

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The heart of men beats slower than that of women.

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In Russia, if you accidentally step on somebody’s foot, it's good manners to put out your own foot so you can get stepped on back.

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Lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun

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The 1st mobile phone call was made by the inventor Martin Cooper on April 3, 1973 to troll his competitor at AT&T. His message was "Joel, this is Marty. I'm calling you from a cellphone, a real, handheld, portable cellphone,"

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Of the current 200 nations in the world, Britain has invaded all but 22.

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On Marajo Island in Brazil, police officers patrol the streets on buffalos instead of horses.

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Ants get their sleep through power naps, with the average worker ant taking 250 one-minute naps in a day.

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Empty nose syndrome (ENS), a disorder that sometimes occurs after corrective surgery for a deviated septum that makes its sufferers feel like they are constantly drowning and can often drive them to suicide.

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A quirkyalone is someone who enjoys being single (but is not opposed to being in a relationship) and generally prefers to be alone rather than dating for the sake of being in a couple.

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