American astronauts have been able to vote in elections from space since 1997.
Monday, 19 October 2015
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
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According to a study, people are more likely to break the laws of the road while driving in an expensive car.
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Henry Cavill almost wasn't cast as Superman in "Man of Steel" because he was busy playing World of Warcraft.
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The CDC estimates that cows kill 22 people a year in the U.S.—and 75% of those are known to be deliberate attacks.
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"No Place Like Home" shoes have a built-in GPS which help guide you home by clicking your heels together three times.
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Female sharks can reproduce asexually, resulting in a genetic clone.
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Falling in love can act as a potent painkiller.
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Beast from 'Beauty and the Beast' has the head of a buffalo, body of a bear, mane of a lion, tusks of a boar, with the legs of a wolf.
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The U.S. is 15th on the list of countries that believe "The U.S. government respects the freedom of its people."
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In ancient Rome, the only women who wore togas were prostitutes because they were required to do so.
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During cold weather, women are more likely to wear red and pink on days that they're ovulating.
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If you have 23 people in a room, there’s a 50/50 chance two people have the same birthday -- If there are 57 people, there’s a 99% chance.
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Certainty, assertiveness, and affectionate behavior are the three most common Disney princess characteristics, a study found.
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A Death Row study found that ice cream and pie were the most popular desserts for a last meal followed by cake.
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The original founders of Macy’s died on the Titanic -- They were the old couple in the movie who went to sleep as the ship was sinking.
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If you jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge, you would hit the water at about 75 mph with a force of 15,000 lbs. per square inch.
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"Bootylicious" and "bitch-slap" were both added to the dictionary in 2003.
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Before staples, people sewed their papers together in the upper left corner with ribbon and wax.
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In the Sailor Moon anime and manga, Tuxedo Mask gets kidnapped more than any other character.
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Curse words are processed in a different part of the brain from regular speech and they can actually reduce pain.
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Halo 2 was initially delayed for PC release because one of the developers hid a picture of his butt in the game.
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An eccedentesiast is a person who hides their pain behind a smile.
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Female masturbation is consistently linked to more frequent and easier orgasms.
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In the case of an emergency, a Crayola crayon can be used as a candle and will burn for about 30 minutes.
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"Cat Island," an island off the coast of Japan, is home to 22 residents and over 120 cats — that's 6 cats a person.
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The antechinus, a small marsupial, has intense sex parties that last up to 14 hours—causing some males to bleed internally and die.
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The longest plank ever was held for 5 hours and 15 minutes.
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The average hourly wage needed to rent a $1,006 two-bedroom unit in the U.S. is $19.35, more than 2.5 times the federal minimum wage.
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Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall) battled cancer while filming the last Harry Potter movie because she didn't want to disappoint fans.
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Sleep makes you more creative and makes your memories stronger.
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Approximately 60% of full-time college students drink alcohol regularly.
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Tweets regarding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa last summer reached more than 60 million people three days faster than officials did.
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Philophobia is the fear of falling in love.
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Research shows that motherhood is now a greater predictor of wage inequality than gender in the United States.
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A study on what Disney princesses do with their time found that the most common activities were talking to animals, singing, and dancing.
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Stress actually makes you fat.
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When the 3 Musketeers candy bar was first introduced in 1932, it came as three miniature bars of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry nougat.
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A sweaty T-shirt can yield 2 teaspoons of purified water.
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While making "Shrek," some members of the movie's development team took mud showers to study the movement of mud.
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The more homework a student receives, the higher their chances for depression!
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
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The FDA allows for up to 4 rodent hairs per 100 grams of processed food.
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94% of people who were prevented from jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge between 1937 and 1971 are still alive or died naturally.
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The average man's penis is three times the length of his thumb.
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Serena Williams was once fined $10,500 for yelling at a lineswoman that she would “f—ing take the ball and shove it down your f—ing throat.”
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The Obama administration spends nearly $280,000 a year on three White House calligraphers who write things like menus and invitations.
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The only member of the surf rock group, The Beach Boys, who could actually surf, died by drowning in 1983.
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