Studies show that night owls outperform early risers in cognitive tasks.

Research on 26,000 people revealed that late sleepers scored higher in intelligence, reasoning and memory tests.

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People with allergies can lower allergy reactions by laughing.

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In Surabaya, Indonesia, residents can pay for bus rides with plastic waste.

Five plastic bottles or ten plastic cups grant a two-hour ticket. This initiative aims to reduce plastic waste and promote public transport usage.

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An 'ultracrepidarian' is a word that is used to describe someone who gives an opinion about something they know nothing about.

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Two bananas provide enough energy for a 90-minute workout.

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Holding a banana peel over a bruise for 10-30 minutes will remove it!

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Panspermia is the hypothesis that life exists throughout the Universe, distributed by meteoroids, asteroids, spacecraft etc. in form of extremophile types of bacteria. If met with ideal conditions on a new planet’s surfaces, the organisms become active and the process of evolution begins.

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Crocodiles don’t sweat. To keep cool, they open their mouths in a process that is called “mouth gaping,” which is a lot like panting.

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“A sentence must not end in a preposition.” is one of many misconceptions about the English language that even native speakers can’t get rid of.

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The human brain has enough memory to hold three million hours of television.

The brain's memory is 2.5 petabytes. You would have to leave the TV running continuously for more than 300 years to use up all that storage.

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The banknote with the largest denomination in history was issued in Zimbabwe during a period of hyperinflation 🇿🇼

One bill had a face value of 100 trillion Zimbabwean dollars and was equal with about 70 USD.

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The zoo in Tokyo closes for 2 months every year so that the animals can take a break from the visitors.

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A lungfish can spend 4 years out of water. This species gets approximately 90 percent of its oxygen from air. It digs its way into mud and surrounds itself with a secretion that will allow it to survive for up to four years, although it's usually only for a matter of months before the waters return.

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The low start in athletics was taken from the kangaroo.

This animal bends slightly to the ground when jumping.

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A snake’s heart can move around its body to protect it from harm when the snake has eaten a large prey.

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There is an Octopus species (Graneledone boreopacifica) that cares for her eggs for 53 months, apparently not eating during this time and then dies. This brooding period is the longest known for any animal.

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In Ancient Rome, a gladiator was only someone who fought against other men. If you were in the arena facing wild beasts, you were called a bestiarii. There were two types of bestiarii: those condemned to die in such a manner, and those doing it voluntarily, for pay or for glory.

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The light bulb is the universal symbol for a new idea because of Felix the Cat cartoons.

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There are sign language equivalents of tongue twisters. They’re called “finger fumblers”. These are signs that are physically challenging to articulate quickly and repeatedly in sign language, similar to how spoken tongue twisters are difficult to pronounce clearly at speed.

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At birth Dalmatians are always white.

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The Moon is slowly moving away from earth at about 3.8 cm every year.

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