Eating carrots can turn your skin orange.

Carrots are full of the natural pigment beta-carotene. This pigment is what gives carrots their vibrant orange color.

If you eat an excessive amount of carrots, the beta-carotene can enter your bloodstream. This would give your skin an orange glow!

The medical name for this condition is carotenemia.

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Originally, tennis was played with bare hands.

During the 12th century, Tennis was first played in France. The game was played by using your palm, to hit the ball back to your opponent. 

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Honey does not spoil. You could feasibly eat 3000 year old honey.

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The last 'human zoo' was opened in 1994 in France.

Twenty-five Ivorians, including children, had their passports confiscated and were kept for six months without pay. During that time, they were forced to work bare-chested, sleep in huts, and were treated only by veterinarians.

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A silverback gorilla could deadlift 1,800 lbs or 815kg.

To give you a better idea, the deadlift world record is just over 1,100 pounds (500kg). This should come as no real surprise, as gorillas are the largest primates in existence.

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In ancient Egypt, cats were considered sacred.

When a family's favorite cat died, the whole family would shave off their eyebrows and mourn until the eyebrows grew back.

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Males born with a condition known as diphallia or penile duplication have two penises.

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20/20 vision means the eye can see normally at 20 feet.

20/15 is better; the eye can see at 20 feet what another eye sees at 15 feet.

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The word “peacock” does not actually apply to both male and female birds.

It’s only the males that are called peacocks, while the females are called peahens. Together, the collective name for them is “peafowl.”

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This African craftsman recycles old tires into shoes and he is so good that he can measure your feet and make you that fits you perfectly.

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'The Cat Poop Parasite that will make you Attractive'

Some sexually transmitted parasites can make people appear more attractive, and even make a person’s face more symmetrical.

Researchers believe that these parasites make infected people appear more desirable in an attempt to contaminate as many hosts as possible.

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Humans are expected to lose 50–58 hours of sleep a year by 2099, as global temperatures continue to rise

We sleep less as nighttime temperatures increase

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The Y chromosome is degenerating and if it continues at the same rate it will disappear in 4.6 million years.

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The Penalty for killing an elephant in Sri Lanka is death.

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Today Marks the start of a New Year in Ethiopian Calendar. We would like to wish our fam in Ethiopia a Happy New Year🎉🎊🍾

The First athlete to get disqualified at the Olympics for drug use was a Swedish modern pentathlete named Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, who allegedly had only "two beers" to calm his nerves before the pistol shooting event. He caused the Swedish team to get disqualified at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and the team had to return their bronze medals.

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Every 7 years your body is completely replaced with entirely new cells so just because you look the same doesn't mean you are.

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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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White chocolate isn’t chocolate.

Its name is deceiving because white chocolate doesn’t have any components of regular chocolate.

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