The first match was invented in 1805 by the French chemist Jean Jaren. However, the first commercial batches of matches appeared only in 1830 in France and 1833 in Great Britain.

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Our mouths produce more saliva before we vomit to protect our teeth from erosion The acid in our stomach is strong enough to wear them down.

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The world’s first filmed football match with corrected speed and color.

Glentoran vs. Cliftonville in 1897

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Astronauts in space lose on average 1% of their bone mass a month. Most of which is excreted in their urine. They literally pee their skeleton out.

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Men’s shirts usually button on the right side, while women’s shirts button on the left. One explanation is that historically men often dressed themselves, while women were often dressed by attendants. Other theories include military clothing, breastfeeding, horseback riding, and Napoleon, but these have less evidence.🧥🥼🪡

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Jabuticaba is a Brazilian grape tree whose fruits grow directly on the trunk and branches.

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An eyelash grows for about 150 days, then falls out and starts to grow again.

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Crocodiles have no lips and can hold their breath for an hour.

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The Mandela Effect is a phenomenon where many people remember something differently from reality.

The term was created in 2009 after people falsely remembered Nelson Mandela dying in prison during the 1980s. In reality, he was released in 1990 and died in 2013. Common examples include misremembered movie quotes, logos, and brand names. Scientists connect the Mandela Effect to false memories and how the brain processes information.
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🟠 Choose orange if you want to relieve stress and irritability, and improve brain function.

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The reason perfume is applied to necks and wrists, with behind the knees being the most ideal location, is because these are pulse points that will warm the perfume and release fragrance continuously.

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The battery in an electric vehicle is not one large battery, but thousands of smaller batteries connected together.

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Eggshells add calcium carbonate to soil, helping fast-growing plants like tomatoes and peppers grow strong and reducing soil acidity. To use, dry and grind eggshells into powder, then sprinkle around plants.

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In Switzerland, there are no landfills.

Half of the waste is incinerated, and half is recycled.

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In 2004, an underwater volcano in the Indian Ocean was found that erupts every 5 minutes. Located 2 km deep, it creates new islands from lava. Scientists call it the most active volcano on the planet!

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Without skin, a person can live for only 30 seconds.

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Ice pops were invented by an 11-year-old by accident In 1905, an 11-year-old boy named Frank Epperson left soda powder and water outside overnight with its wooden stirrer still in the cup. The mixture had frozen in the chilly nighttime weather, and so the Epsicle was born. He sold the treat around his neighborhood and a nearby amusement park and even patented the recipe. Years later, he changed the name to Popsicle because that's what his kids called their pop's concoction

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