There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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In 1996, an Iraqi man named Sam Eisho moved to Australia and used the welfare system as income. Some years later, he became successful and wrote a cheque for more than $18,000 to the Australian Government (every cent they gave him).
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The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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In Tunisia, you can book an overnight stay in Luke Skywalker’s boyhood home for only $10.
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An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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When the 2013 government shutdown threatened the closing down of a national program giving medical attention and meals to children, John D. Arnold donated $10 million of his own money to keep it afloat.
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