Cracking your knuckles does not actually hurt your bones or cause arthritis. The sound you hear is just gas bubbles bursting.
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Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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It's possible to train your cat to use the toilet as a litter box and even flush afterwards.
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Sleeping on the job is acceptable in Japan. It is viewed as exhaustion from working hard. Some people fake it to look committed to their job.
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Not swinging your arms when you walk increases the effort of walking by 12%, the equivalent of walking 20% faster or carrying a 10 kg backpack.
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The United Nations declared the Internet a basic human right in 2011.
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