A Man’s brain tumor caused him to orgasm whenever he looked at safety pins.

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In February 2019, when she was just 35 weeks old and in the womb, doctors made a rare and astonishing discovery during a routine ultrasound: Itzamara was carrying her own twin inside her abdomen.

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The Concorde flew so fast that on evening westbound flights from London or Paris to New York, passengers could see the sun appear to rise again after takeoff, because the jet was moving faster than Earth's rotation at that latitude.

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The Huichol Indian men of Mexico tie ropes around their testicles when their wives are giving birth.

When she feels a painful contraction, she tugs on the rope so her husband will share some of the pain as part of their child’s entrance into the world.

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A riddle from 1688 known as the Molyneux's Problem goes: "If a man born blind can feel the differences between shapes such as spheres and cubes, could he, if given the ability, distinguish those objects by sight alone?"

In 2003, the riddle was solved when five people had their sight restored through surgery. They could not.

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Amou Haji, the world's dirtiest man, was an Iranian man who hadn't washed in 60+ years due to a superstition that soap and water might cause disease.

He died in 2022 at 94, less than a month after his village persuaded him to finally wash.

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In 2015, two New Jersey daycare employees were arrested for running a toddler "Fight Club" among a dozen kids between the ages of 4 and 6.

They were caught after posting the fights on Snapchat.

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Today Marks the start of a New Year (2018) in Ethiopian Calendar. We would like to wish our fam in Ethiopia a Happy New Year🎉🎊🍾

A Professional sleeper is someone who gets paid to sleep. They generally do this as part of scientific research focused on analysing sleep patterns or evaluating the quality of various sleep-related products.

As of Aug 2, 2022, the average annual pay for a Professional Sleeper in the United States is $59,998 a year. Just in case you need a simple salary calculator, that works out to be approximately $28.85 an hour. This is the equivalent of $1,154/week or $5,000/month.

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It's possible for a woman to menstruate through their bellybutton; umbilical endometriosis.

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A Finger with nerve damage won’t wrinkle under water.

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Oxford researchers have successfully demonstrated quantum teleportation on a scalable quantum supercomputer, marking a significant breakthrough in quantum information processing.

Their experiment enabled the transfer of logical quantum gates between separate processors, overcoming a key challenge in scaling quantum systems. This advancement lays the foundation for next-generation computing architectures capable of solving complex problems at unprecedented speeds.

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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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Ancient Babylonians were first to brew beer. They took their beer-making so seriously, that if one brewed a bad batch, they were to be drowned in it.

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A UK trial of a four-day workweek with 61 companies found that 54 continued the practice, with most making it permanent.

Employees worked fewer hours while maintaining productivity, with some companies reporting revenue growth of up to 35%. Workers also experienced improved health, less burnout, and even weight loss.

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The most dishonest election in history🇱🇷

Charles King is the president of Liberia in 1927, who got into the Guinness Book of Records for the most dishonest elections in history.

He won 234 thousand votes in a country where there were only 15 thousand voters.

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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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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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If you lived in a basement your whole life, you would age a few nanoseconds longer than someone living in a second-story apartment.

This is due to stronger gravity closer to Earth slowing time more, so time literally passes slightly faster upstairs near a building's top.

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