The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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There is no mention of Adam and Eve eating an apple in the Bible.
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Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Your spit has a painkiller 6 times stronger than morphine. It contains a substance called opiorphin that is stronger than morphine.
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