Group "brainstorming" makes each individual in the group less creative and doesn't work as efficiently as the same number of people working alone and then later pooling their ideas.
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In Cuba, hitchhiking is encouraged and government vehicles are legally required to pick up hitchhikers.
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You can alleviate a tickly throat by scratching your ear.
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The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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In Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India"). In India, it's called "Peru." In Arabic, the bird is called "Greek chicken"; in Greek it's called "French chicken"; and in French it's called "Indian chicken." The bird is indigenous to none of these places.
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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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