The chocobo in Final Fantasy was based on a real creature called a “Gastornis” that existed 45 million years ago.
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A Swiss man replaced his car's broken heater with a fully functional wood burning stove.
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Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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Real diamonds do not show up on x-ray.
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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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Blue light fends off drowsiness in the middle of the night, which could be useful to people who work at night.
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The oldest living person smoked cigarettes from the age of 21 to 117.
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The scent of women’s tears temporarily reduces sexual arousal and testosterone production in men.
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