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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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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Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart had no idea how to play chess when they appeared in X-Men 2.
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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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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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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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