Holding hands with someone you love can alleviate physical pain as well as stress and fear.
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There's a swing on the edge of a cliff in Ecuador. It has no safety measures and is called the 'Swing at the End of the World'.
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There's a woman named Veronica Seider who had vision 20x better than average. She could identify people more than a mile (1.6km) away.
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In Ice Age, the drawings of characters during the end credit roll - and Sid's drawing of himself on a wall - were all done by the children of the animators.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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There is a “Fruit Salad Tree” which can grow up to 6 different types of fruit.
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The iconic roar made by Godzilla was produced by rubbing a leather glove across the strings of a double bass.
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