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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There's a knife-fork hybrid called a knork.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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There's a rare breed of pig that looks like a sheep.
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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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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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