A condition called “False Awakening” occurs when the sleeper believes they are awake when in reality they are still sleeping. False awakenings usually occur during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which is the sleep stage most closely tied to dreaming.

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​Every day our heart creates enough energy to drive a 20-mile truck. And the brain has enough energy to light a 10-watt light bulb.

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J.K. Rowling was the first person to ever become a billionaire from writing books. In 2004, Forbes reported that Rowling had a fortune worth a staggering $1 billion. She was the first billionaire to have amassed her wealth solely through writing! However, in 2012, she was dropped off the billionaire list as she had given $160 million to charity.

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A bottle of whiskey can be stored for 100 years without losing the taste of the drink.

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Your eyebrows renew themselves every 64 days.

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In Sweden, your car headlights have to be on at all times when driving, even in broad daylight.

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A dolphin's nipples are located in its anus. The calf sticks its bill in and the mother squirts milk into its mouth.

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In Spain, teenagers will now be able to receive €250 per month if they do not live with their parents. So the government decided to motivate young people to live independently.

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In 2001, Portugal decriminalized all narcotics including heroin and cocaine. Distribution is still prohibited, but individuals found in possession for personal use are directed to clinics. Since these actions, drug addiction has decreased by 50%, and Portugal now has some of the lowest drug use rates in all of Europe.

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Muammar Gaddafi died as the world's richest man, with an estimated net worth of $200 billion USD. At the time of his death, he was wealthier than Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Carlos Slim combined.

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You can tell if a diamond is real or fake by breathing on it. Fake diamonds fog up if you breathe on them. A real diamond won't fog up easily since the condensation doesn't stick to the surface.

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"Misophonia" is a condition in which a person is easily annoyed or angered by specific sounds such as dripping water, chewing, snapping gum or repetitive noises, such as pencil tapping

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In a room of 23, there is a more than 50% chance that two persons have the same birthday. It's a phenomenon known as the "Birthday Paradox".

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There is a bell in Oxford University library that hasn't stopped ringing for 183 years. Researchers are afraid that opening the bell would ruin an experiment to see how long it will last.

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Pineapples are not just a single fruit, but a group of berries that have been fused together.

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