The Pirate Bay tried buying their own island in hopes of making their own country with no copyright laws.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Men who kiss their wives in the morning live five years longer than those who don't.
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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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People are more likely to tilt their heads to the right when kissing instead of the left (65 percent of people go to the right!)
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