The World's largest functioning ballpoint pen was made by Acharya Makunuri Srinivasa in India. The pen measures 5.5m long and weighs 37.23kg.

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You can make a cow go up a ladder, but you can't make it come down.

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Your immune system destroys at least one cell every day that would have become cancer if it lived.

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This is a species of frog from Africa known as African Rain Frog, and they look very sad.

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The reason why hair turns gray as we age is because the pigment cells in the hair follicle start to die, which is responsible for producing "melanin" which gives the hair colour.

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A person would have to eat 300 hamburgers or a refrigerator full of food just to match the equivalent of what hummingbirds consume to survive every day. Hummingbirds are the world's hungriest birds.

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Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet (2M) away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

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The first modern test that could accurately detect pregnancy was developed in 1927.

German scientists discovered that injecting a pregnant woman’s urine into sexually immature female mice would make the mouse’s ovaries grow and produce eggs.

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A baby girl was born with two mouths, and she recently underwent surgery to get her twin mouth removed.

Diprosopus is an extremely rare condition that causes duplication of facial parts. This condition has only taken place 35 times since it was discovered around a century ago.

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Canadian lottery winners must correctly answer a math question without using a calculator before they can claim their winnings.

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Why Do We Look Attractive in the Mirror and but ugly in photos?

This is because the reflection you see every day in the mirror is the one you perceive to be original and hence a better-looking version of yourself. So, when you look at a photo of yourself, your face seems to be the wrong way as it is reversed than how you are used to seeing it.

This is exactly the reason you may feel you are the least photogenic person in a group, as everybody else’s face is the way you see them every day, except yours. Another factor that comes to play is the facial asymmetries that the refection in the mirror dials down.

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After eating too much, your hearing is less sharp. If you’re heading to a concert or a musical after a big meal you may be doing yourself a disservice.

Try eating a smaller meal if you need to keep your hearing pitch perfect.

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Bears are considered a very young biological species, as they appeared "only" 6 million years ago.

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Cheese can be addictive because it contains a small concentration of morphine-like compounds.

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Scientists say the higher your I.Q. the more you dream. While this may be true, don’t take it as a sign you’re mentally lacking if you can’t recall your dreams.

Most of us don’t remember many of our dreams and the average length of most dreams is only 2-3 seconds–barely long enough to register.

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Platypus venom causes excruciating pain. This pain can last for months and even morphine does not help.

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Devout Sikh wears the World's largest turban that takes him 6 hours to put on and weighs 100lb(45.3Kg).

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Most infections from swimming pools and hot tubs are caused by cryptosporidium; a diarrheal disease produced by microscopic parasites that are released from someone's anus and consumed orally by other swimmers.

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