The average woman overpacks her suitcase by about double. A study of 2,000 women showed they need an average of 34 clothing items for a weeklong trip, but will pack 60, "just in case."

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Trees strategically planted around buildings can significantly reduce air conditioning costs. Proper placement can achieve energy savings of 30% to 35%, with potential peaks at 50% under optimal conditions.

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Sri Lanka and India used to be connected by a shallow land bridge known as "Rama Setu" or
"Adam's Bridge." Local records suggest that the bridge was completely above sea level before
1480 CE, when it was broken in a cyclone.

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"Orgasnom" is the term used to describe the chills you get after eating something extremely delicious.

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When was basketball first played?

The first official game was played in the YMCA gymnasium in Albany, New York on January 20, 1892 with nine players. The game ended at 1–0; the shot was made from 25 feet (7.6 m), on a court just half the size of a present-day Streetball or National Basketball Association (NBA) court.

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Is blue eyes a mutation?

New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye colour of all blue-eyed humans alive on the planet today.

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Is a mistletoe a parasite?

Mistletoe is a small evergreen shrub that is semi-parasitic on other plants. Instead of producing roots in the ground, mistletoe sends out root like structures into tree branches, from which it steals water and nutrients. The tree the mistletoe grows upon is known as its host.

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How many rooms are there in Buckingham Palace?

A. Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms. These include 19 State rooms, 52 Royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms. Buckingham Palace is 108 metres long across the front, 120 metres deep (including the quadrangle) and 24 metres high.

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How many cows are there on Earth?

Today there are about 1.5 billion cows in the world. In many different countries humans and cows have formed close relationships. In England, dairy farmer Mark Evans spends all of his waking time with his cows, milking, feeding, and otherwise nurturing them.

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There's no universally accepted definition on how high a hill must be before it becomes a mountain.

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The clitoris is the only human organ known to exist solely for sexual pleasure.

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Bad dreams resulting in a moderate level of fear can actually benefit our day-to-day lives

Research has found that they help the brain rehearse dealing with scary situations and allow us to react better when faced with them in real life

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The Great Barrier Reef is so large that it's the only living structure that can be seen from space

It stretches over 1,400 miles.

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If it takes you less than five minutes to fall asleep at night, you’re likely sleep-deprived

Ideally, falling asleep should take 10 to 15 minutes.

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Fungi are evolutionarily more closely related to animals than to plants, and this was not recognized until a few decades ago.

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The world's hottest chili pepper, the Carolina Reaper, can measure over 2 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it hundreds of times hotter than a jalapeno pepper.🌶️

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This is what sand looks like under a microscope

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False memory syndrome:

A phenomenon in which people develop strong and persistent memories of events that never happened.

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