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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You can't tickle yourself.
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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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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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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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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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