Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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Water, electricity, and gas has been free in Turkmenistan since 1991.
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There is a fake village with fake shops and restaurants that is actually a care home for elderly dementia sufferers in the Netherlands.
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The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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