Random Strange Facts

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    In Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India"). In India, it's called "Peru." In Arabic, the bird is called "Greek chicken"; in Greek it's called "French chicken"; and in French it's called "Indian chicken." The bird is indigenous to none of these places.
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    God is the only Simpsons character to have five fingers on each hand.
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    Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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    Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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    There's a knife-fork hybrid called a knork.
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    Flatworms Mating
    Flatworms Mating
    When flatworms mate, two "males" use their bifurcated penises to fence one another. The winner, or the flatworm who stabs the other with its penis, remains a male while the loser becomes female.
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    In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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    The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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