Obsessive nose picking is called Rhinotillexomania.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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Sniffologists have the job of sniffing armpits.
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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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Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart had no idea how to play chess when they appeared in X-Men 2.
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The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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In 1987, a Chicago TV station had its broadcast interrupted by a pirate signal that shows a man in a Max Headroom mask mumbling and being spanked with a fly swatter. Despite investigations by the FCC and FBI, this became the only known incident in which a hacker interrupted a major TV broadcast without getting caught.
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