Random Interesting Facts

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    Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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    The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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    Color Orange Named After The Fruit
    The color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.
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    Dell's first advertisement was made on the back of a pizza box.
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    It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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    In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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    Increased Creativity
    Increased Creativity
    Research has found that you're more likely to have a creative epiphany when you're doing something monotonous, like fishing, exercising, or showering.
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    Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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