The oldest running car, built in 1884, sold in 2011 for $4.6 million. “La Marquise” – top speed: 38 mph (61 km/h) runs on coal, wood, and bits of paper, taking 30–40 minutes to build up enough steam to drive.

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Africa is the only continent in all four hemispheres. 🌍

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Physicist Arnold Sommerfeld is the world record holder: he was nominated for the Nobel Prize 84 times, but never received the award.

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😳 Walt Disney currently holds the most Academy Awards at a lifetime total of 26.

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Flossie (born 29 December 1995) is a British domestic cat recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest living cat (as of May 2024).

Flossie lives in Orpington, England, with her owner Victoria Green.

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In Iran, boys can’t be held responsible for a crime until they reach the age of 15. For girls, the age of criminal responsibility is 9.

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A study of nearly 75,000 adults found that staying up late is linked to higher rates of mental health disorders, regardless of one's natural sleep preference.

Going to bed before 1a.m. is recommended for better mental health.

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In Japan, drivers aged 70 and over are encouraged to display the Koreisha mark on their vehicles, signaling their senior status and prompting other motorists to offer extra consideration on the road.

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The black mamba is the fastest snake in the world. It can reach speeds of up to 20 km/h if the need arises.

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It is impossible to sneeze while you are asleep since during REM sleep, many muscles in the body are temporarily paralyzed

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😱 A book called 'A la recherche du temps perdu' by Marcel Proust contains an estimated 9,609,000 characters, making it the longest book in the world. The title translates to "Remembrance of Things Past".

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Queen Elizabeth II was a trained mechanic. When she was 16, the Queen joined the British employment agency at the Labour Exchange and learned the basics of truck repair.

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Plastic waste can be turned into vanila flavoring with genetically engineered bacteria as a way to supply Vanilin, the compound that carries most of the smell and taste of vanilla, and reduce plastic pollution at the same time.

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At around 50 feet underwater, humans reach negative buoyancy and naturally sink.

Freedivers call this the "freefall" stage, where they stop swimming and let gravity pull them deeper.

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Penguins’ legs are longer than they look and they actually have knees.

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The lowest temperature ever was recorded at Russia's Vostok research station in Antarctica on July 21, 1983(-89.2°С).

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In 2014, a three-year-old girl survived for 11 days in a Siberian forest filled with bears and wolves, with only her dog for company.

She ate wild berries and drank river water to stay alive. She was finally rescued when her dog returned to the village and guided rescuers to her location.

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Both ancient Greek and Egyptian medicine recognized obesity as a medical disorder. Hippocrates wrote that “corpulence is not only a disease itself, but the harbinger of others

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🤨 If you lift a kangaroo's tail, they will fall.

Kangaroos use their tails for balance during jumps.

Therefore, if you lift their tail, they will lose their balance and fall.

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The most expensive materials in the world

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In ancient Rome, thermopolia were establishments where people could purchase hot, ready-to-eat meals, similar to modern fast-food restaurants.

These venues were especially popular among those who lacked cooking facilities at home.

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