In ancient Athens, the worlds first democracy, they had a process called ostracism, where once a year the people could vote on the politician they thought was most destructive to the democratic process. The “winner” was banished from Athens for 10 years.
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2% of Europeans lack the genes for smelly armpits.
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In 1989, a British company made a laptop with a graphical user interface, a 60 hour battery life, SSD storage, and a touchpad.
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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The small pocket in the larger pocket of your jeans was designed for pocket watches.
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Over its lifetime, the average microwave requires more energy to display a digital clock than to heat food.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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