Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Foreign accent syndrome is a rare brain disorder which causes people to speak in a foreign accent involuntarily.
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In 1999, a fisherman found a love letter in a bottle from a soldier in WWI. He returned said letter to the now deceased widows 86 year old daughter.
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Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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The world's first Buddhist ruler, Emperor Ashoka, who ruled India from 274-232 BCE, was the first ruler in human history to ban slavery, the death penalty, animal cruelty, and deforestation. He even advocated gender equality in education and religious institutions.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
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