The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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If a native Hawaiian woman places the flower on her right ear, she is available. (The bigger the flower, the more desperate!)
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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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Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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A British teenager changed his name in 2008 to Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined.
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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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