The driest place on Earth is in Antarctica.

As strange as it sounds, parts of Antarctica's McMurdo Valley haven't seen rain in 2 million years.

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Pandas have a sixth finger that helps them grip bamboo.

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Harvey Ross Ball invented the emoji in 1963 when he created a morale badge for insurance companies.

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Evolution of world brands.

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It's a myth that cows sleep standing up. They sleep laying down but only for 2 hours per day.

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Istanbul has a vending machine that releases food and water for the city’s stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.

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Mosquitoes are more often attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas.

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The average human being gets through 900 skins in a lifetime. On average, the amount of times that skin replaces itself in a lifespan of a human is around 900. Researchers have discovered that the skin replaces itself on a monthly basis, or around 27 days. Because the human life expectancy is around 70-75 years old, the skin can be replaced between 840 to 900 times.

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An animal’s yawn is based on how large their brain is. The bigger the brain, the longer they will yawn. Yawning doesn't need be a sign of boredom. Rather, it appears to be a measure of brain size. Vertebrates with larger brains yawn longer, according to a study of more than one hundred species of mammals and birds.

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Porphyria is a collection of diseases where symptoms include severe sun sensitivity, prominent canine teeth, and peculiar behavior, is thought to be the basis of the vampire legend.

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There is a disease nicknamed Stone man syndrome(Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva) that converts damaged tissue to bones. Over the course of many years, this leads to the victim becoming more and more like a statue

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The word “electrocute” is a combination of the words electro and execute, meaning you were killed by electricity so if you don’t die, you were not electrocuted, you were shocked.

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A hot drink on a hot day can cool you down Drinking a hot beverage makes you sweat, and when the sweat evaporates, your body temperature falls

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A pluviophile is a person who loves rain in all its manifestations: the smell of wet streets, the sound of drops on the roof and paths on the glass, humid air, gray, low skies.

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It’s estimated that around 500,000 people and more than a million animals were killed at the Colosseum.

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Everest has what is called the “Graveyard in the Clouds” which is from hikers dying that haven’t been found or are unable to be recovered, but from time to time their bodies reappear after a glacier move or avalanche.

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Scientists say that cycling is the best way to reduce belly fat.

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Animal studies have found that blueberries can help improve memory and delay short-term memory loss.

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