In 1746, a Swedish king tried to prove coffee was unhealthy by having one man drink large amounts of coffee and his identical twin drinks the same amount of tea every day for the rest of their lives.

Both twins outlived the doctors in charge of the experiment and the king himself.

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Brown sugar is no different than white sugar.

Brown sugar is no less refined than white sugar. The only difference is the fact that some of the molasses that gets removed in the refining process is added back in.

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The world's most expensive cheese is made from Donkey's milk.

Pule cheese or magareći sir, is a Serbian cheese made from 60% Balkan donkey milk and 40% goat's milk. The cheese is produced in Zasavica Nature Reserve. Pule is reportedly the "world's most expensive cheese", fetching $1300 per kg.

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has streets named after every African country.

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Joan Ginther, a woman with a PhD in maths, won the scratch lottery 4 times totally winning $20 million by figuring out the algorithm of the ticket production.

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The Gypsy Vanner is a breed of horse that can grow a mustache.

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The World record for the most people kissed is held by Alfred Wolfram of Minnesota, who kissed 11,030 people in 8 hours.

That's more than 16 people a minute, at a festival in 1998.

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Scopolamine Drug aka Burundanga or Devil's Breath.

After taking it once the Person will lose its free will and do anything they are told, its also used by CIA.

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There is actually a place in Yellowstone park, USA called zone of death, where u can legally commit any crime.

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In a bizarre case of burglary, at a government officers home in Madhya Pradesh, an enraged thief left a note, as he couldnt find enough cash and valuable to steal. The note left by the burglar read as "don't put a lock if you dont have money".

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If you have something in your eye, Just fill a bowl of water big enough for your face & open your eyes in it, it will come right out.

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The average speed of fart coming out of your ass is 7mph.

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Chimpanzees can recognize each other by the buttocks.

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Chongqing, China has special walking lanes for pedestrians who can’t put their phones down.

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Men who can perform at least 40 push-ups in one attempt, are much less likely to suffer from heart disease within the next ten years, according to researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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There’s a disease called Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis, which makes people allergic to exercise.

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Until the early 19th century, it was completely common for doctors to place their ear directly on a patient's exposed breast, in order to listen to the heartbeat.

The stethoscope had not been invented yet.

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People kiss at weddings because, kisses were used in ancient times to seal contracts.

In ancient Rome, the wedding kiss was more of a legal formality. Back then, marriage was considered a contract and the kiss was the “signature” that rendered the contract binding.

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