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The U.S. government gave Indiana University $1 million to study memes.
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Someone who has Geomelophagia also has the urge to eat raw potatoes.
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In 1919, Cleveland Indians pitcher Ray Caldwell was struck by lightning in the middle of the 9th inning. He kept playing!
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The 'G' on the Green Bay Packers helmet stands for "greatness" not Green Bay!
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Baseballs last an average of seven pitches.
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Not only does everyone have unique fingerprints, but humans also have unique tongue-prints!
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The average brain weighs about three pounds. A newborn brain weighs about 3/4 of a pound.
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Manon Rheaume is the only woman to have played in an NHL game.
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While pandas sometimes eat fish or small animals, 99% of their diet is bamboo.
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An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
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A fox uses its tail to communicate with other foxes.
The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672.
World Tourist day is observed on September 27.
Women are 37% more likely to go to a psychiatrist than men are.
The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet (9 m).
Diet Coke was only invented in 1982.
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Dogs have wet noses because they secrete a thin layer of mucus, which actually helps dogs smell!
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Females are better at distinguishing colors, while males excel at tracking fast-moving objects and discerning detail from a distance.
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The fear of vegetables is called Lachanophobia.
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Lettuce is a member of the sunflower family.
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Using a hands-free device to talk on the phone while driving is shown to be equally or more dangerous than driving drunk.
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A group of horses will not go to sleep at the same time – at least one of them will stay awake to look out for the others.
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In Utah, birds have the right of way on a highway.
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The mayor of a historical district in Alaska is a cat named Stubbs.
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In the 1980s, Fredric Baur, the founder of Pringles, requested to be buried in a Pringles can. His children honored the request.
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You can now get a headstone with a QR code. Called “Living Headstones”, they show pages with photos, video biographies, and comments from loved ones.
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The NYPD had a police officer follow Andre the Giant whenever he went out drinking. This was to make sure he didn’t get drunk and fall on anyone.
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A strawberry is not an actual berry, but a banana is.
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In the wild, some reindeer travel more than 3000 miles in a single year.
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Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, has saltwater geyers that are 20x taller than Mt. Everest.