A South Korean university has a toilet that uses faeces to generate electricity.

In order to incentivise its use, users are paid in a virtual currency called Ggool every time they use it.

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In 1960, A Hungarian in Budapest called Janos Flesch; played chess with 52 opponents, blindfolded at one time and beat 31 of them.

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We would like to wish a Happy Easter to all Christians celebrating around the World today!

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Breathalyzers are extremely inaccurate and overestimate the Blood Alcohol Content about 25% of the time, and vary about 15% from actual Blood Alcohol Content.

People with diabetes, or a fever, or who have used chemicals like oil-based paint will register Blood Alcohol Content over the legal limit even if they've had no drinks.

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Chocolate has long been a currency.

At the beginning of our era, ancient civilizations living in South Africa and Mexico used cocoa beans in the monetary system.

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If you cut $10 Australian dollars in half, you can legally use each half as $5.

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Mercedes’ three-point star in its logo represents its mission to make transportation easier on land, on water, and in the air.

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Women in traditional Rwandan societies avoid eating goat meat, as it’s believed it will cause them to grow a beard.

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An Octopus has three hearts and a blue blood.

Two hearts pump blood to the gills while the third pumps it throughout the body. The main heart stops beating when the octopus swims.

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Sharks are older than trees.

The first sharks appeared over 400 million years ago. Trees didn't become common until roughly 350 million years ago.

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How airline seating works.

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The Fingerprints of koalas are so similar to humans that they can confuse forensic investigators.

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There is enough gold dissolved in Earth's oceans to cover all land with a thin layer of gold.

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A Teaspoon of neutron star material would weigh billions of tons on Earth.

Neutron stars are among the densest objects in the universe.

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Africa is larger than the United States, China, India, and most of Europe combined.

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$3 million inside the glass at bus stop, was put as an advertisement by a bullet proof glass making company.

If you break it, you can take the money home!

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The Moon moves about 3.8 cm farther from Earth every year.

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