Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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Eminem was offered the lead role in the 2013 sci-fi movie, Elysium. He was interested but he turned it down due to one major condition not being met; Elysium would have to be shot in his hometown, Detroit.
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There is a family with a genetic condition that makes their skin blue, who have been isolated in rural Kentucky for generations.
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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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It is impossible to hum if your nose is plugged.
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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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