For many, losing a phone causes the same panic as a near-death experience.

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This tree species, the walking palm tree, can walk up to 65 feet each year to find the best habitat to live in.

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Atlanta, Georgia has the highest tree coverage among major U.S. cities at 46.5%, earning it the nickname "City in the Forest".

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If you lived in a basement your whole life, you would age a few nanoseconds longer than someone living in a second-story apartment.

This is due to stronger gravity closer to Earth slowing time more, so time literally passes slightly faster upstairs near a building's top.

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The largest cup of coffee ever was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia on 15 June 2019. The cup contained over 22,735 litres (6,000 US gal) of Arabic coffee.

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In ancient civilizations, the beard was considered a symbol of honor, and men were shaved as a punishment.

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To encourage more men to assume a greater share of care-giving responsibilities, Norwegian law states that 14 weeks of parental leave is reserved for fathers. Norway is the first country to introduce compulsory paternity leave.

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Cryptomnesia, this is an implicit memory phenomenon in which people mistakenly believe that a current thought or idea is a product of their own creation when, in fact, they have encountered it previously and then forgotten it.

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🐊 The Nile crocodile can hold its breath underwater for up to two hours. It does this while waiting for prey.

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The radiation at a nuclear power plant does not generate electricity - it simply heats water, turning it into steam, which in turn drives a turbine that generates electricity.

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The mantis shrimp - the mightiest underwater warrior.

The combat claws of this incredible crustacean resemble those of a praying mantis, but believe me, this insect would have no chance against this sea weapon of destruction. The strikes delivered by the mantis shrimp are as fast as a gunshot!

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In Brazil, there are butterflies that emit a strong scent, so they are deliberately kept at home to scent the air.

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The 2011 Japan earthquake (8.9 magnitude) made Earth spin faster, shortening the day by 1.8 microseconds. It moved Japan’s main island 8 feet and shifted Earth’s axis by 6.5 inches. The 2010 Chile quake (8.8) and 2004 Sumatra quake (9.1) also shortened the day by small amounts. Earthquakes change Earth’s mass, making it spin quicker like a figure skater. 🌍⏱️

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At least 11 children have been born in Antarctica. The first was Emilio Marcos Palma, born on 7 January 1978 to Argentine parents at Esperanza, Hope Bay, near the tip of the Antarctic peninsula. The first girl born on the Antarctic continent was Marisa De Las Nieves Delgado, born on 27 May 1978.
Why the Antarctic baby race came to an end is unclear, but the fact that no one outside of Argentina or Chile was taking the matter particularly seriously certainly played a role. And, of course, it goes without saying that the environment there is simply not suitable for raising children.

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North Korea does not use the normal Gregorian calendar like most of the world. Instead it uses a different calendar system called the Juche calendar for numbering the years and year one of this calendar began on Kim Il Sung’s (The founder of North Korea) birthday.

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Squirrels plant thousands of trees every year because they don't remember where they buried their acorns.

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The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes (England vs. Zanzibar).

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Strawberries contain more vitamin C than oranges.

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Japan has over 5 million vending machines.

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