Random Interesting Facts

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    Only about 2% of the world population has green eyes.
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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    People are more likely to tilt their heads to the right when kissing instead of the left (65 percent of people go to the right!)
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    Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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    The Reason Dogs Turn in Circles
    The Reason Dogs Turn in Circles
    Dogs turn in circles before lying down because in the wild this turns long grass into a bed.
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    Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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    Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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