Ancient Greek athletes had their spleens removed to help them run faster.

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‘Christmas Eye’ is an extremely painful medical condition caused by a microscopic beetle found only in Australia. The beetle releases a blistering agent into the eye that essentially makes the front surface of the eye fall off.

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Time it takes a hacker to brute force your password in 2023.

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The baby pictured is Emma Gibson. Emma was frozen as an embryo back in 1992, but wasn't born until 2017 to a mother who was born in 1991.

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Seeing a horror movie on a date can cause both partners to be more interested in each other.

Heart racing replicates attraction.

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Margarine was invented in France in response to Napoleon III's call for a cheap alternative to butter

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In Holland, non-smoking teenagers are paid 200 euros per month.

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Aphantasia a condition where people are unable to form mental images in their head. People with aphantasia are also less likely to have an inner monologue.

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Dogs see the invisible magnetic fields surrounding the Earth due to the Cryptochrome molecule in their eyes. This sense allows a dog to find their owners and homes when they've gotten lost many miles from home.

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There are no words in the English language that rhyme with month, orange, silver, or purple

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Heat is the deadliest weather condition.

Tornadoes, hurricanes, and flooding can devastate entire towns at once, but the weather condition that proves deadliest to humans is actually heat.

Looking at the numbers from the past 30 years, tornadoes caused an average of 70 deaths a year and flooding an average of 81, but heat caused an average of 130 deaths a year. If you don't have access to air conditioning or sufficient water, excessive heat can be deadly.

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The First 3D Film Was Shown in 1922

The first 3D film, called The Power of Love, had its premiere at Los Angeles' Ambassador Hotel Theater on September 27, 1922.

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When we sleep in unfamiliar surroundings, only half of our brain gets a good night's rest while the other half stands guard. This is called the first-night effect

It's thought to be a protective mechanism that keeps us alert to potential dangers in unfamiliar environments.

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King Tut's dagger, one of the most famous artifacts from his tomb, is believed to have been made from iron from a meteorite

The fact that the dagger was made from meteoric iron is significant, as it suggests that the Egyptians had knowledge of meteorites and their properties.

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