100 years ago, kissing was forbidden in train stations in France so as not to cause delays in train departures. By the way, the law is still in force today.
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Phagocytosis is the brain eating itself.
The working of the brain creates a kind of debris that has to be removed, otherwise it builds up and disrupts things. Most of this eating happens when we sleep, thatβs one theory to why we even need sleep.
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The working of the brain creates a kind of debris that has to be removed, otherwise it builds up and disrupts things. Most of this eating happens when we sleep, thatβs one theory to why we even need sleep.
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The first 1GB hard drive appeared in 1980, weighed 250 kilograms and cost $40,000.
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The worldβs largest frog, the Goliath frog, is found in Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. It is capable of growing up to 34 cm (13.4 inches) in length and can weigh over 3.2 kg (7 pounds).
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Cotard's Syndrome or Walking Corpse Syndrome is a condition where people believe they are dead or even immortal. Some put it to the test and get hurt or die in the process.
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The name "Google" is a misspelling of "googol" (1 followed by 100 zeros), chosen to signal the company's mission to organize massive amounts of information.
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"Halloween" comes from the Lowland Scots contraction of "All Hallows' Even" (even = eve), itself equivalent to Old English "All Hallows' Eve" β literally "Saints' evening," with Christian origins.
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Almonds are not nuts π°
Many people think that the fruit of almonds is a nut, in fact, it is not. Almonds are a plant of the plum family. This means that an almond "nut" is the kernel of a stone fruit, much like a plum or apricot.
Only in almonds, all the flavor has "gone" from the pulp to the kernel of the stone.
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Many people think that the fruit of almonds is a nut, in fact, it is not. Almonds are a plant of the plum family. This means that an almond "nut" is the kernel of a stone fruit, much like a plum or apricot.
Only in almonds, all the flavor has "gone" from the pulp to the kernel of the stone.
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A unusual kind of cactus, the creeping devil can both clone itself to survive and separate from its main stalk to gradually migrate across the desert.
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This is the Cashew of Pirangi", a single tree and the biggest cashew tree in the world located in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. It is estimated to be more than 1000 years old and covers an area of around 2 acres.
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π± 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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