Drinking watermelon juice before a workout helps reduce muscle soreness.
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Any domino can knock over another object up to 1.5x its size. The 32nd object would be big enough to knock over the Empire State Building.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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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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Awarding people money for doing well in IQ tests causes them to score better, $10 increased people's score by an average of more than 20 IQ points. IQ tests don’t just measure intelligence - they also measure effort.
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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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