Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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The chills you sometimes feel when listening to music is called "musical frisson."
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"Strategic incompetence" is the art of avoiding certain tasks by pretending you don't know how to do them.
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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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All the gold ever mined could be molded into a cube 60 feet high and 60 feet wide.
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You burn 26 calories in a one minute kiss.
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Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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Sunflowers can be used to clean up radioactive waste.
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