Random Interesting Facts

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    Studies show that the risk of a “secret love” being revealed heightens romantic feelings for the partners, thanks to increased levels of phenylethylamine (PEA).
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    The Aztecs were the first to serve chocolate as a drink. They also mixed it with hot chili pepper to make it really 'hot'.
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    Man Lost 50-75% of His Brain to Water on the Brain, Lived Normally
    A 44-year-old man lost around 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brain) and continued to live a normal life. Specialists believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to retain functionality despite the loss of mass.
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    CAPTCHA stands for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart".
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    The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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    Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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    Borat, when supposedly speaking in Kazakh with his partner throughout the film, was actually speaking fluent Hebrew.
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    The chills you sometimes feel when listening to music is called "musical frisson."
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