Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence after consumption.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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There are actually seven different types of twins: Identical, Fraternal, Mirror-Image, Polar Body (Half Identical), Mixed Chromosome, Superfecundation, and Superfetation.
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In 1943, a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers' coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised "Irish Coffee," creating the now-famous cocktail.
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NASA invented baby food as we know it today.
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Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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