Random Interesting Facts

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    Red, Yellow, and Orange Stimulate Appetite
    The colors red, yellow and orange are not recommended for use in kitchens if you're trying to lose weight as they are known to stimulate appetite.
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    A strawberry is not a berry, but a banana is.
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    The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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    Research has shown that allowing chocolate to melt in your mouth produced brain and heart rate activity that was simliar to - and even stronger than - that produced with passionate kissing.
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    The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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    Donkey Kong was Mario's pet that he'd abused. Donkey Kong kidnapped Mario's girlfriend as revenge for the mistreatment.
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    Clever City Birds
    Clever City Birds
    Some birds in cities have learned to line their nests with cigarette butts in order to ward off parasites, as burnt nicotine works as an insecticide to ward off mites, lice, and fleas.
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    Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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