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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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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There is a Swedish religion called Kopimism whose sole tenet is that all knowledge should be available to everyone - and thus, using CTRL+C and CTRL+V are sacred acts.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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People with light eye colors (like blue, green or grey) have a higher alcohol tolerance.
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There is a family with a genetic condition that makes their skin blue, who have been isolated in rural Kentucky for generations.
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When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.
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