Rio de Janeiro was once capital of Portugal, making it the only European capital outside of Europe.

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Mingi is a traditional practice in southern Ethiopia, where body abnormalities, even chipping or growing the upper tooth before the lower tooth gets a child discarded from the tribe to die in the wilderness.

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When someone significant to you abruptly leaves, your brain responds similarly to physical pain, activating regions like the anterior cingulate cortex and anterior insula.

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The First chainsaw was invented to facilitate childbirth.

In 1780, two Scottish doctors invented the prototype of the chainsaw. Not to cut down trees or clear debris.

John Aitken and James Jeffray invented the hand-cranked chainsaw to cut through the pelvises of delivering mothers who were having trouble pushing their babies out.

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In 2015, a cow in DeKalb, Texas, gave birth to quadruplets, a rare event with odds of 1 in 11.2 million.

The four calves that defied the odds were named Eeny, Meeny, Miny, and Moo.

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In 2011, two fishermen from Kiribati were lost at sea for 33 days, drifting 600 kilometers before washing up on Namdrik Atoll.

There, one of them met the descendants of his long-lost uncle, who had been lost at sea 50 years earlier, landed on the same island, and started a family.

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Third Man Syndrome is a phenomenon reported by climbers, hikers, and explorers in survival situations.

People describe sensing an unseen presence that offers comfort and guidance, often through a voice or figure.

This entity is believed to provide encouragement, possibly as a manifestation of the mind during stress. The exact cause remains unknown.

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There is a restaurant in Los Angeles called Lustig where you can eat for free if you're taller than the chef.

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By 2021, around 6,000 Swedes had microchips implanted in their hands, allowing them to store data like emergency contacts, social media profiles, and e-tickets for events and rail travel.

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In Surabaya, Indonesia, residents can pay for bus rides with plastic waste.

Five plastic bottles or ten plastic cups grant a two-hour ticket. This initiative aims to reduce plastic waste and promote public transport usage.

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The show Scrubs provides one of the most accurate portrayals of how a hospital operates, with all its medical cases based on real-life scenarios.

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The brain literally eats itself when it doesn't receive enough sleep.

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Max Planck's professor advised him against studying physics saying 'almost everything is already discovered.'

Planck persisted to learn fundamentals and later originated quantum theory, winning a Nobel Prize.

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The Ancient Egyptians measured the flood levels of the Nile, and levied taxes according to how high water levels were.

If the water level indicated there would be a strong harvest, taxes would be higher.

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The human brain doesn’t have pain receptors. Thus brain surgery is performed while people are awake.

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In 1930, the Indiana Bell Building Was moved 52 feet and rotated 90 degrees without disturbing the 600 working employees or cutting off utilities.

The seven-story, 22 million-pound structure was shifted 15 inches per hour over 34 days, all while remaining fully operational.

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The Most corrosive acid is Fluoroantimonic acid, with a pH of -31.3.

It is 100,000 billion billion times more potent than stomach acid.

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Some experts suggest that cats developed their hissing behavior by mimicking snakes.

This imitation serves as a defensive mechanism, as a snake's hiss is universally recognized as a warning sound, effectively deterring potential threats.

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In the Alaskan town of Utqiagvik (formerly known as 'Barrow'), once the Sun sets on November 18, it does not rise again until January 23.

During this period of about 66 days, the Sun remains below the horizon.

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