Cataplexy is a rare sleep disorder that causes sufferers to fall asleep whenever they laugh

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Ants don't have lungs. They breathe through tiny holes along the sides of their bodies called spiracles. These connect to a network of tubes (tracheae) that deliver oxygen directly to their tissues.

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Some wineries age their wine underwater, usually in the sea.

It's called "underwater wine."

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Kuwait has no permanent rivers or lakes, and the country relies on water desalination as a primary source of fresh water for domestic purposes and drinking. Currently, Kuwait has over six desalination plants in operation, and it was the world’s first country to use desalination for supplying water for large-scale domestic use.

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71 species of birds have gone extinct in Hawaii since humans arrived on the islands.

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Aphantasia a condition where people are unable to form mental images in their head. People with aphantasia are also less likely to have an inner monologue.

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Pica is the desire of a person to eat inedible things.

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The name Italy comes from the Oscan(an extinct southern Italy language) word víteliú, meaning “calf land,” perhaps because the bull was a symbol of the Southern Italian tribes.

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The word “bible” is from the Greek ta biblia, which means “the scrolls” or “the books.” The word is derived from the ancient city of Byblos, which was the official supplier of paper products to the ancient world.

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The fastest recorded heartbeat in a human was 600 beats per minute.

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In New Zealand, fruit trees are intentionally planted in public spaces like sidewalks and parks so anyone can pick fresh food for free.

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Veronica Seider, a German born in 1951, reportedly had visual acuity around 20/2-about 20 times better than average- allowing her to identify people over a mile (1.6 km) away.

This earned her a Guinness World Record for smallest visible object.

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The only recorded case of a meteorite hitting a person.

In 1954, the Silakoga meteorite weighing almost 4 kg broke through the roof of a house in the village of Oak Grove, ricocheted off the radio and hit the sleeping Ann Hodges.

The woman was hospitalized with severe bruises to her arm and hip.

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The name "Argentina" comes from the Latin word "argentum," meaning silver. Early European settlers thought the land had lots of silver.

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