In Cuba, hitchhiking is encouraged and government vehicles are legally required to pick up hitchhikers.
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A study found that 68% experienced “phantom vibration syndrome” — a sensory hallucination where you mistakenly think your phone is buzzing.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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The United Nations declared the Internet a basic human right in 2011.
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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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The 1 yen coin can be used as a weight, because it weighs exactly one gram. Also, it can float on water.
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People who have a strong friendship possess the ability to communicate with one another through facial expressions.
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