Pedophobia is the fear of children or infants. The fear can be triggered by seeing or thinking about children or babies. The word can also be spelled paedophobia or pediaphobia. It comes from Greek words meaning “child” and “fear.”
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Sharks have a different sleep pattern called "sleep swimming" or "unihemispheric slow-wave sleep." They can shut down parts of their brain to rest and conserve energy while remaining alert. This helps them maintain essential functions while reducing activity. Sharks don't sleep like humans but have periods of reduced activity similar to resting or sleeping.

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Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt

While 138 pyramids have been discovered in Egypt, Sudan boasts around 255.

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Cashew fruits are called "apples", and what we consume as food are the seeds of cashew apples.

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This is Whang-od Oggay, a 105-year-old tattoo artist from the Philippines. She is often described as the last and oldest Kalinga tattoo artist, and has been performing the traditional art of hand-tapped tattoos since the age of 15.

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Spiders can walk on water because of surface tension. Tarantulas effectively swim by ‘rowing’ on the surface of the water, using their first three pairs of legs like paddles.

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The only continent where you can sometimes see the sun green rather than yellow at sunset is Antarctica.

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Emails in the Vatican are called inscriptio cursus electronici.

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This upside-down fig tree has grown in the ancient ruins of Baia in the city of Bacoli, Italy. The tree sprouted from the ceiling of the arch, and no one is sure how the tree ended up there or how it managed to survive. It grows every year and even bears fruit!

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Russia has more surface area than the planet Pluto.

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Giraffes have a very strong heart that pumps blood twice as hard as a cow's heart in order to get blood to its brain. The giraffe's long neck presents a challenge in terms of blood flow, as the heart has to work extra hard to pump blood all the way up the neck and into the brain. In order to achieve this, the giraffe's heart has a thicker left ventricle wall than other mammals of a similar size, which allows it to pump blood more forcefully. Additionally, giraffes have a very high blood pressure, which helps to get blood to the brain more efficiently.

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The Word ‘uncle’ comes from the Latin word ‘avunculus’, which literally means ‘little grandfather’.

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One-third of the world's food production ends up in the trash or is lost.

Each inhabitant of Europe and North America receives between 95 and 115 kg of discarded food per year, and each inhabitant of Africa, South and Southeast Asia receives between 6 and 11 kg per year.

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Aichmophobia is the fear of sharp objects like knives or pins. Trypanophobia is the fear of medical needles or injections.
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Elizabeth Blackwell was the first certified female physician.

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Bee bites smell like a banana - it’s the smell of disturbing pheromones.

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Coffee with salt was a very popular drink in the 18th century.

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