Random Interesting Facts

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    Déjà vu occurs when your brain tries to apply a memory of a past situation to your current one, fails, and makes you feel like it's happened.
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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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    The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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    Obsessive nose picking is called Rhinotillexomania.
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    The iconic roar made by Godzilla was produced by rubbing a leather glove across the strings of a double bass.
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    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    The pink cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. were a gift from Imperial Japan in 1912. They sent more than 3,000 seeds to be planted near the Potomac River as a symbol of friendship between the two nations.
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    A 'geep' is a very rare goat-sheep hybrid or chimera.
    A 'geep' is a very rare goat-sheep hybrid or chimera.
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    Man Lost 50-75% of His Brain to Water on the Brain, Lived Normally
    A 44-year-old man lost around 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brain) and continued to live a normal life. Specialists believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to retain functionality despite the loss of mass.
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