The first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face.
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In 2002, Kenyan Maasai tribespeople donated 14 cows to the US to help with the aftermath of 9/11.
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Blonde hair is not exclusive to Europeans. Melanesians of the south Pacific evolved a different gene for blonde hair.
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More boys than girls are born during the day; more girls are born at night.
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The offspring of two sets of identical twins are legally cousins but genetically siblings.
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If you're over 100 years old, there's an 80% chance you're a woman.
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‘Old people smell’ is actually caused by a chemical, 2-nonenal, that old people secrete through their skin
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