The Waorani people live in Ecuador. After lengthy legal battles, they won a case against an oil company claiming their land. In the photo, members of the tribe from the Amazon in the courtroom.
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India has become only the fourth country to ever land on the moon along with the US, China and Russia.
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Fatal familial insomnia (FFI) is a little-known yet horrific disease in which people die from lack of sleep. A protein mutation in the brain prevents sleep, and the body gradually deteriorates. Fortunately, the disease is extremely rare.
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Forgotify is a music streaming service that only plays "undiscovered or unloved" songs that have been partially listened or not listened at all on Spotify.
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Michael Jackson is the most decorated artist of all time. He has received more awards than any other musician, living or dead. He has broken 39 Guinness World Records and won 6 Billboard Awards, 13 Grammy Awards, 16 World Music Awards, 26 American Music Awards.
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The world record for the longest time handcuffed to another human is 123 days, achieved by a couple who kept breaking up and then getting back together and wanted to save their relationship. After the handcuffing, they swore never to get back together again.
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Drug lord Pablo Escobar offered to pay off Colombia's $20 billion foreign debt in order to avoid extradition to the United States.
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Shemomedjamo is a Georgian word meaning βto eat past the point of fullness because the food is so deliciousβ.
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Musicomania is a condition where a person's passion for music (or a song) becomes so strong, it prevents them from functioning properly.
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The rarest profession is a penguin flipper. It is owned by only 2 people on the planet and serve at polar stations in Antarctica. After the plane takes off, they walk around the airfield and put penguins on their feet, which are knocked over by a sound wave on their backs.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days. This is enabled by their modified lungs, which are known as book lungs.
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This watch costs $220,000. Their mechanism not only shows the time, date and month, but also shows the position of the planets of the solar system at the moment.
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Dubbed 'The Man with the Golden Arm' James Harrison has donated his blood over 1000 times to save the lives of babies with Rhesus disease. His blood contains a rare antibody which prevents newborns from dying. It's estimated that 2.5 million lives have been saved by his actions.
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