Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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Some people have a "natural alarm clock" allowing them to wake up when they want. This is actually caused by a burst of the stress hormone adrenocorticotropin.
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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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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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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Rio de Janeiro was once capital of Portugal, making it the only European capital outside of Europe.
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