Blue eyes are the most sensitive to light, dark brown the least sensitive.
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There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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The song 'Strawberry Fields Forever', sung by the Beatles, refers to an orphanage located in Liverpool.
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The full moon causes a tidal wave to roll up the Amazon river once in day and once in night for a period of only three weeks in a year. This results in continuous 4m high wave that can be surfed for up to 13km.
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Daft Punk named their band after a negative reviewer called their act "a bunch of daft punk."
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More than 6,000 people with pillow-related injuries check into U.S. emergency rooms every year!
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In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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The streets of Victor, Colorado, once a gold rush town, are paved with low-grade gold.
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