A man named Heraclitus had an illness that made his body swell up with water. To try to sweat it off, he buried himself in a steaming pile of animal poo, but then overheated and died of dehydration.
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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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Consumption of TNT turns urine amber or deep red, which people often mistake for blood.
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Redheads require up to 20% more anesthesia to be knocked out.
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Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart had no idea how to play chess when they appeared in X-Men 2.
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The drummer for the rock group Def Leppard only has one arm.
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Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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