M&Ms are named after the businessmen who created them. The names of the founders of the company are Mars & Murrie's.

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The composer Arnold Schoenberg was superstitious about the number 13. Schoenberg genuinely believed that his birth on the 13th of the month would have fateful consequences. Throughout his life he fastidiously avoided rooms, floors and building with the number 13. As 7+6=13 he feared he would die aged 76. And he did: on Friday 13th July, at 13 minutes to midnight.

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Allodoxaphobia is the fear of opinions.

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The record for the longest lack of sleep is 18 days, 21 hours and 40 minutes. The record holder spoke about hallucinations, paranoia, blurred vision, problems with speech, concentration and memory.

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If you decapitate a flatworm, not only will its head grow back, its memories will come back too.

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In India and Brazil, many cars run on alcohol instead of gasoline. This alcohol is made from sugar cane and beets, and it is an environmentally friendly fuel.

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The gentleman on the right is Adam Rainer, the only human being in recorded history to have been both a dwarf and a giant. Rainer was born in Austria in 1899 and by the time he was 19 years old, he was 4 ft 8 in (142 cm) tall.

He tried to enlist in the military to fight in World War 1, but was told that he was too short. Then due to a pituitary tumor-which led to an overproduction of growth hormones-he hit a remarkable growth spurt that allowed him to reach a height of 7 ft 2 in (218 cm) by the age of 33.

His US shoe size was size 20 (EUR 53) and his hands measured 9.4 inches (23.9 cm). By the time of his death at age 51, he was 7 ft 8 in (234 cm) tall.

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It is illegal in Australia to make and read horoscopes and to engage in fortune telling of any kind. The law considers it criminal witchcraft.

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Vulnerable narcissism:

The belief that one is extremely important or special, but nobody notices. They are often highly self-conscious, insecure, hypersensitive to rejection, and harder to identify

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In China, You can now pay using your mobile without internet and with 0% battery!

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The dog determines the time of his master's return from work by the amount of his scent left in the house.

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Men who vape and smoke cigarettes are more likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction. This is because nicotine causes blood vessels to constrict, reducing blood flow to all the organs, including the penis.

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The father with the most children is Sultan Ismail of Morocco. He has 340 daughters and 548 sons.

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Cockroaches clean themselves after touching a human, but it's not because they find people filthy. They clean themselves after contact with any predator.

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Which country consumes the most chocolate per capita?

Switzerland
The average person in Switzerland eats almost 20 pounds of chocolate each year. By comparison, those in the United States indulge in an average 9.5 pounds of chocolate each year.

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HYPNIC JERK - the sensation that jolts you awake as you’re about to nod off.

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At birth, a baby panda is smaller than a mouse. Weighing between three and five ounces, newborn pandas are pink, hairless, wriggly, blind and 1/900th the weight of their mother.

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The name "Argentina" comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum. The original European settlers believed the country was full of silver.

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The French company Lazareth has unveiled the world's first flying motorcycle. Each wheel has built-in jet turbines that change their position to lift the vehicle into the air. The price is $560,876.

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This man from India is filling holes in the roads after one of his sons died in a car accident.

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Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of having an empty glass when drinking.

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