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    History
    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    Space
    An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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    Animal
    There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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    Animal
    Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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    Weird
    There is a family with a genetic condition that makes their skin blue, who have been isolated in rural Kentucky for generations.
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    Interesting
    At 90 degrees below zero, your breath will freeze in mid-air and fall to the ground.
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    Weird
    A man named Heraclitus had an illness that made his body swell up with water. To try to sweat it off, he buried himself in a steaming pile of animal poo, but then overheated and died of dehydration.
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    History
    Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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