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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The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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False teeth are often minutely radioactive.
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Lobsters have blue blood.
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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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A 4-foot walrus penis bone sold at auction in 2007 for $8,000.
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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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