A couple from Bristol who had trouble selling their house, found out they had an original Banksy on their wall, and received twice the asking price by selling the painting with a house attached.
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The United Nations declared the Internet a basic human right in 2011.
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Your wounds heal faster if you lick them, you instinctively do this for that reason. Tears help, too.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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Mentally doing a task makes you better at it. Your mind can barely tell the difference.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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