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Millions of trees were estimated to be planted by squirrels that forgot their buried nuts.
Dreamworks’ Ice Age franchise may not be fully accurate, but it sure got one thing right: Squirrels love burying their nuts.
A pound of houseflies contains more protein than a pound of beef.
Another little-known fact (Or maybe, just one we don’t want to acknowledge) about insects is that they are a very rich protein source. So much so, that sustainability advocates are calling for insects as a meat substitute.
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Windows key + M: Minimize all windows
Windows key + N: Open the notification center
Cats sleep for ⅔ of their lives.
People have a love-hate relationship with cats. It’s somewhat understandable, since cats tend to be the exact opposite of the warm, eager demeanor loved by many in dogs. Another stark difference is that cats spend a lot of time asleep. Like, 15-hour average kind of a lot. Cats sleep mostly during the day and only become active around twilight.
Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho was the first American film to show a toilet being flushed on screen.
The groundbreaking flushing took place right before Janet Leigh’s character’s iconic shower scene.
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A laughing epidemic made 14 schools close in East Africa.
In 1962, a laughter epidemic broke out in Tanganyika (now known as Tanzania). It started with three young girls and the uncontrollable laughter spread to neighboring villages. Symptoms included crying, fainting, rashes, and pain. All in all, it made 14 schools close.
Windows key + O: Lock device orientation
The youngest parents in the world were aged 8 and 9.
The parents had their child in China in 1910.
Drinking coffee in Turkey was once punishable by death.
In 1633, The Ottoman Sultan Murad IV beheaded anyone he saw drinking coffee in public. Aside from coffee being seen as a mild narcotic back then for its stimulating properties, Murad IV believed that coffee shops could encourage dangerous thoughts or speech against his rulership.
The Speaker of the House isn’t allowed to speak in England.
Okay, not literally. Instead, the Speaker of the House acts as a mediator for debates. They are not allowed to speak their own opinion on an issue.
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Windows key + G: Open the Game Bar
The youngest Pope elected was 11 years old.
Pope Benedict IX was one of the most controversial Popes – people aren’t even sure when he was elected as the Pope. however, the choices were 20, 11, or 12. If that were true, he was the youngest Pope.
Only 2 countries don’t sell Coca-Cola.
Due to political reasons, North Korea and Cuba do not distribute the world’s most famous drink.
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