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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CAPTCHA stands for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart".
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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You can reschedule your sleeping pattern by not eating 12-16 hours before you want to be awake. Upon eating after this time period, your internal clock will reset to a new day, with the time of your first meal being interpreted as "morning".
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Ming-Na Wen, who portrays The Cavalry on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., was also the voice of Mulan. And she’s 50 years old.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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Nachos were actually invented by a guy named Nacho. Happy Nacho Day!
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If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
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