“Witzelsucht” is a set of rare neurological symptoms characterized by a tendency to make puns, or tell inappropriate jokes or pointless stories in socially inappropriate situations.

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1 in 2500 women during delivery refuse to acknowledge that they are pregnant.

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Standing like a superhero for as little as two minutes changes our testosterone and cortisol levels, increases our appetite for risk, causes us to perform better in job interviews, and generally configures our brains to cope well in stressful situations.

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There are colors that are too complex for the human eye called “Impossible Colors.”

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Chinese government takes its officials and members of their families on prison tours on a regular basis to give officials an introduction to what awaits them if they should engage in corruption.

The tours include meet-and-greets with former government officials who were caught for corruption.

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The only African Country that doesn't celebrate Independence Day is Ethiopia.

Ethiopia is the only African country to not be colonized. They successfully defeated Italy at the Battle of Adwa. They are celebrating that Victory day today!

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The human brain has enough memory to hold three million hours of television.

The brain's memory is 2.5 petabytes. You would have to leave the TV running continuously for more than 300 years to use up all that storage.

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French gangsters in the early 1900s used a weapon known as the "Apache revolver" that functioned as a revolver, a knife, and brass knuckles.

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Olivia Farnsworth, a UK teenager has a rare chromosome 6 deletion causing her to not feel pain, hunger, or fatigue. She is the only known person with all three symptoms.

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Philo Farnsworth, who invented electronic television, was disheartened by its applications, believing it hadn't met his educational goals.

But on July 20, 1969, while watching Neil Armstrong's moonwalk live, he told his wife, "Pem, this has made it all worthwhile."

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Coffee makes the end of your intestine start contracting, like you are prepping for poop even if you have none. That why so many people want to poop after.

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The bite of the Brazilian wandering spider can cause a prolonged erection lasting several hours.

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Two teenagers from Woodlands Texas, created a device to filter toxic microplastics from water and won $50,000 for their innovation.

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Studies show that night owls outperform early risers in cognitive tasks.

Research on 26,000 people revealed that late sleepers scored higher in intelligence, reasoning and memory tests.

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A man underwent dialysis treatments every week for 38 years, likely one of the longest durations on record.

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If you shout or make a sound that is 1,100 dB, it will create a black hole destroying our galaxy.

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There is a plant called the Skeleton Flower whose petals turn transparent when wet and then revert back to white when dry.

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IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad was so frugal that he reused teabags pocketed salt packets, and drove a 1993 Volvo, despite being worth $58.7 billion at the time of his passing.

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Women account for 85% of all consumer spending in the United States.

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In the 6th century a Swedish king, to demonstrate his low opinion of the Danes sent a small dog to Denmark and officially made it their king.

Appointing dogs to rule the conquered became a tradition in Scandinavia. They were given thrones and mansions and routinely signed paw-print decrees. 

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