The 1 yen coin can be used as a weight, because it weighs exactly one gram. Also, it can float on water.
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In 2012, as phone booths become increasingly obsolete because of mobile phones, a Japanese artist has turned several booths in Osaka into aquariums.
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If you fake a laugh long enough, you'll actually start to laugh really hard.
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By peeing in the shower, you can save 1,157 gallons of water a year.
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The world's first Buddhist ruler, Emperor Ashoka, who ruled India from 274-232 BCE, was the first ruler in human history to ban slavery, the death penalty, animal cruelty, and deforestation. He even advocated gender equality in education and religious institutions.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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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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Touching a teddy bear can make people feel less lonely.
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