Random Strange Facts

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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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    Lobster Communication
    Lobster Communication
    Lobsters communicate by peeing at each other.
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    The 'Unicorn Bull'
    In 1933, a biologist created a "unicorn bull".
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    The drummer for the rock group Def Leppard only has one arm.
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    Gay Bomb
    Gay Bomb
    The US Air Force researched a “Gay Bomb”: A non-lethal bomb containing really strong pheromones that will make the enemy forces attracted to each other. It won the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize.
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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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    In 1907, Kellogg’s launched a campaign called "Wink Day" to promote Cornflakes. Women were encouraged to “wink at your grocer and see what you get” (and what they got was a free box of cereal!)
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    In Japan, more adult diapers are sold than baby diapers.
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