Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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‘Old people smell’ is actually caused by a chemical, 2-nonenal, that old people secrete through their skin
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On average, every dollar bill you touch has over 3,000 different types of bacteria.
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The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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Researchers say that lining the toilet seat with paper is pretty much pointless
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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NASA invented baby food as we know it today.
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A couple from Bristol who had trouble selling their house, found out they had an original Banksy on their wall, and received twice the asking price by selling the painting with a house attached.
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