The first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face.
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People who are more likeable and attractive are generally perceived as more intelligent. This is called the “Halo Effect.”
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More than half the population of Kenya is under the age of 15.
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Babies' eyes do not produce tears until the baby is approximately six to eight weeks old.
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Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do.
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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for approximately sixty-nine years.
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Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
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