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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    Carotenemia
    Carotenemia
    If you eat lots of carrots, you'll start to turn orange.
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    Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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    Atacama Skeleton
    Atacama Skeleton
    In 2003, the skeletal remains of a human that measured 6 inches in length were found in a Chilean ghost town. A definite explanation for its size, mutations, and origin has yet to be found.
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    Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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    In 1992, 29,000 rubber ducks washed off a ship. They were found thousands of miles away 8 years later.
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    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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    Obsessive nose picking is called Rhinotillexomania.
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