Chainsaws were derived from a tool originally intended to help deliver babies
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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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A 4-foot walrus penis bone sold at auction in 2007 for $8,000.
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The 'Bicycle Tree', found near Brig o' Turk in Scotland, has consumed an entire bike that now hangs out of its bark.
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You can't tickle yourself.
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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 center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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