More than half of the world's inhabitants have diseases associated with the organs of vision 👓

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"Familiar stranger" is a term used by social psychologists to describe someone you see regularly, but with whom you do not interact. They're more than complete strangers but are not acquaintances.

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Clouds look so light and weightless, but in fact the average cloud weighs around 500,000kg.

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Cyclopia is a clinical abnormality where fusion of both eyes can be seen in a single, central orbit located in the middle of the face. Survival after birth is a matter of a few hours.

Cyclopia occurs in about 1 in 100,000 newborns. There's no way to prevent cyclopia and there's no cure.

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"Wall of Montmartre"

A wall in Paris on which the phrase "I love you" is written 311 times in 250 languages.

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Headphones that read your mind & play song according to your current mood

Neurable created headphones that play music based on your current mood. It detects your brainwaves to determine your mood, and then plays songs.

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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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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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In Finland, new born babies are sent home with a box containing 60 essential items including clothes, blankets, toys, books and bedding. The box itself can be used as the baby's first crib.

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In Iceland, you can draw a map without an address to which the postman will deliver the letter, and it will definitely reach.

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Live worm removed from Australian woman’s brain In world’s first.

A woman who was experiencing forgetfulness and depression has had an 8cm long parasite removed.

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General Sherman: the largest tree on the planet. Its volume is 1487 m3, weight is 1900 tons, age is 2 thousand years.

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The fastest heartbeat ever recorded was 600 beats per minute

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There are more than 24 time zones around the world.

If the Earth's time zones were each one hour apart, then we would have 24 times zones, which sounds pretty straightforward. However, the situation is a little more complicated than that. Since many time zones only differ by 30 or 45 minutes, they don't fit into a neat and tidy 24-hour span, which means that there are more than 24, though it's hard to say exactly how many.

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