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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It is impossible to hum if your nose is plugged.
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There is a city called "Batman" in Turkey.
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If you put two straws in your mouth, one inside a drink and one outside it, you won't be able to drink through either straw.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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In the 1800's, rum was considered excellent for cleaning hair and keeping it healthy. Brandy was believed to strengthen hair roots.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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