New Zealand has a law that prohibits anyone born on or after January 1, 2009 from purchasing tobacco.

It means that one day only one person in New Zealand will be legally permitted to purchase cigarettes.

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More boys are born during times of war & stress, no one knows why the phenomenon is called "Returning soldier effect".

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Rolls-Royce uses leather from 15-18 bulls per car, sourced from cooler climates to ensure minimal blemishes. Cows are not used due to pregnancy-related stretch marks.

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In Japan, Soineya is a unique co-sleeping café where customers pay for platonic cuddling or simply resting beside a companion.

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This is the so-called "Thatcher effect". The inability of the human brain to determine the distortion of the face, if it is upside down.

It is not known exactly why this happens. Just flip the image.

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The Great Wall isn't visible from the Moon with the naked eye.

One of the world's most famous myths.

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The World's first computer "bug" was an actual bug.

A moth got trapped inside a computer in 1947.

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Antarctica is technically the world's largest desert.

Deserts are defined by lack of precipitation, not heat.

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Looking into space is looking into the past.

Some stars you see tonight emitted their light before you were born.

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There are more possible chess games than atoms in the observable universe.

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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water under certain conditions.

Scientists call this the Mpemba Effect.

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The First mobile phone weighed over 1 kilogram.

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The Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire.

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Ancient Romans used heated floors.

Underfloor heating existed nearly 2,000 years ago.

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A Cloud can weigh hundreds of tons.

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Parrots can invent words.Some have created sounds that weren't taught to them.

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Your organs "know" the order they are supposed to be in, so when surgeons perform their job, they don't typically put everything back the way they found them. They let your organs organise themselves after the surgery.

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