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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Researchers say that lining the toilet seat with paper is pretty much pointless
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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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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Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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