For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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The water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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In Korea, a child’s first birthday is the most important. In one part of the celebration, several items are placed on a table. The one that the baby picks up first is said to predict their future.
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On average, a human being will have sex more than 3,000 times and spend two weeks kissing in their lifetime.
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The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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