In 2012, as phone booths become increasingly obsolete because of mobile phones, a Japanese artist has turned several booths in Osaka into aquariums.
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There is a “Fruit Salad Tree” which can grow up to 6 different types of fruit.
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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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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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