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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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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In Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India"). In India, it's called "Peru." In Arabic, the bird is called "Greek chicken"; in Greek it's called "French chicken"; and in French it's called "Indian chicken." The bird is indigenous to none of these places.
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The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Men who kiss their wives in the morning live five years longer than those who don't.
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