In German, there is a word for the strange feeling of being embarrassed on someone else's behalf: Fremdschämen.

It combines fremd (“foreign” or “someone else's”) with schämen (“to be ashamed”). You might feel Fremdschämen while watching someone confidently make a painfully awkward mistake in public—even though you aren't involved at all.

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Sweden has more islands than any other country.

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The Ethiopian bible is the oldest, most complete and original bible on earth.

Written on goat skin in the early Ethiopian language of Ge’ez. It is also World’s first illustrated Christian Bible.

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In Japan, people who turn 20 traditionally celebrate Seijin no Hi, or Coming of Age Day. The national holiday is held on the second Monday of January, and ceremonies are organized by local governments for young adults.

Women often wear elaborate furisode kimono, while men may wear suits or traditional clothing.

The celebration marks the transition into adulthood and has traditionally been associated with responsibilities such as voting and legal adulthood, although Japan lowered the legal age of adulthood from 20 to 18 in 2022.

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Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backward.

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Japan has over 5 million vending machines.

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Sound travels 4 times faster in water than in air.

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The coldest city in the world is Oymyakon. It is also the Pole of Cold, as well as the coldest place on Earth, where there is a permanent population.

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Earthworms are hermaphrodites, meaning each worm has both male and female reproductive organs. Cutting one in two does not normally create two worms. In some species, the front part can regrow missing sections, while the rear part usually dies. So it is not exactly a cloning trick!
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The sense of smell is heightened in space

If perfume is sprayed on the ship, it can bring painful sensations.

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The prey has a horizontal shape of the pupil to better scan the horizon. The predator is vertical to better focus on prey.

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Strawberries contain more vitamin C than oranges.

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People can die of a broken heart. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is the weakening of heart muscles usually caused by extreme emotional or physical stress

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Pigeons are able to disperse to 100 km/h in two seconds.

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Platypus venom causes excruciating pain. This pain can last for months and even morphine does not help.

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Decomposition of the body to a skeleton in ordinary soil can take about a year, and a skeleton can take eight to twelve years to decompose

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

Zanzibar).

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Did you know that the word "salary" comes from the Latin word Salarium, which referred to the allowance of salt given to Roman soldiers? Your daily hard work is rooted in something essential and valuable!

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Frogs literally eat with their eyes!

If you get close and personal with a frog and watch it eat, you may come away wondering why it closes its eyes every time it swallows.

It’s not just that they really savor every bite, but it’s actually biological.

Frogs will close their eyes and then retract them down towards their throat, which helps push food down towards their stomach!

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