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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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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In the Philippines there's a boy named "Lord Voldemort".
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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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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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There is a Swedish religion called Kopimism whose sole tenet is that all knowledge should be available to everyone - and thus, using CTRL+C and CTRL+V are sacred acts.
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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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A banana slug can be 6-8 inches and their erect penis can be just as long. Also, their penises emerge from their heads. After sex, banana slugs eat each others penises.
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