Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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In Dubai, there’s a fridge magnet that orders a pizza delivered to your door.
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In Monopoly, the character locked behind the bars is called Jake the Jailbird. Officer Edgar Mallory sent him to jail.
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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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There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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Water, electricity, and gas has been free in Turkmenistan since 1991.
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