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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Chanel Tapper, a student from California, USA, has the world's longest tongue, measuring 9.75 cm (3.8 inches), from tip to top lip!
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In the UK, there's a guy named 'Major Dickie Head'.
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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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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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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