The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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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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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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There's a café in France which charges €7 for a coffee to rude customers and €1.40 to people who talk politely to staff.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Self-made millionaire Harris Rosen adopted a Florida neighborhood called Tangelo Park, cut the crime rate in half, and increased the high school graduation rate from 25% to 100% by giving everyone free daycare and all high school graduates scholarships.
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