In England 18th century, you could sell your wife at a fair.

Wife selling in England was a way of ending an unsatisfactory marriage, that probably began in the late 17th century, when divorce was a practical impossibility for all but the very wealthiest.

After parading his wife with a halter around her neck, arm, or waist, a husband would publicly auction her to the highest bidder. 

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Inspired by advanced drone technology, a high school senior in India developed a human-carrying drone.

Costing $4,200, and capable of transporting up to 176 pounds(80 kg) at speed up to 37 mph(60 km/h).

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A Village in Turkey named 'Kuskoy', communicates in Whistles. A whole language was developed through whistling.

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Headphones that read your mind & play song according to your current mood

Neurable created headphones that play music based on your current mood. It detects your brainwaves to determine your mood, and then plays songs.

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Scientists are able to create brain cells out of pee.

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The brains of cockroaches carry some serious antibiotics, strong enough to slaughter bacteria that have evolved resistance to the hospital antibiotics we humans use.

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Male infertility tests are performed by seeing if a man's sperm can penetrate the egg of a hamster.

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7.8 million early deaths worldwide could be potentially prevented every year if people ate ten portions of fruit and vegetables a day.

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Every year, nearly four million cats are eaten in China as a delicacy.

Even though most Chinese people don't eat cats or dogs, as many as four million cats a year are estimated to be killed for the meat trade.

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In Morocco, the symbol of love is not the heart but the liver.

It is believed that a healthy liver aids digestion and promotes well-being. The phrase "you have conquered my liver" constitutes a declaration of love.

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In some asian countries like Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, and Taiwan women get up to 2 days of “menstruation leave” per month.

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Victoria Price, a Florida TV reporter, found out she has cancer after a concerned viewer saw a suspicious lump on her neck and emailed her, urging her to get her thyroid checked.

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Cats are perfectly capable of understanding commands, studies show. They just don't care to follow them.

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The Cameras used in many space missions are so powerful that it can see your shoe color & size from space.

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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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