The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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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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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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It is impossible to hum if your nose is plugged.
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