Hippos can open their mouths up to 150 degrees.

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The Shibuya Diagonal Crossing in Japan is the busiest pedestrian crossing in the world, with more than 3,000 people crossing the road at one time.

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That dizzy feeling you get when you stand up too fast is called "postural hypotension". It happens because there's a drop in blood pressure when you stand up after lying or sitting down.

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Sleeping in flight

Swifts, small birds, are capable of falling asleep mid-flight and can fly hundreds of kilometers without even blinking an eye.

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Thinking burns calories

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People can die of a broken heart. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is the weakening of heart muscles usually caused by extreme emotional or physical stress

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Silverfish can survive without food for over 300 days if water is available.

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A South Korean university has a toilet that uses faeces to generate electricity.

In order to incentivise its use, users are paid in a virtual currency called Ggool every time they use it.

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China used more cement in three years than the US used in the entire 20th century. The United States used 4.5 gigatonnes of cement between 1901 and 2000 and China 6.6 gigatonnes between 2011 and 2013, according to the UN press service.

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Surprisingly, the oil that is made from peanuts is used to make dynamite. All because the nut contains glycerin - which is one of the components of explosives

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During the victorian era, special cups were made to keep your moustache out of your tea.

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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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