Brain freeze is caused by the brain sensing the drop of temperature on your palate and increasing blood pressure in an attempt to save you from freezing.
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Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is dyslexic.
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