Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. (The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.)
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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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The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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