More books are written, published and sold per person per year in Iceland than anywhere else on the planet. One in ten Icelanders will become a published author in their lifetime.
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Most people smile when they are frustrated, according to a study.
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The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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2% of Europeans lack the genes for smelly armpits.
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In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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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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Gary Kremen, founder of match.com, lost his girlfriend to a man she met on match.com.
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One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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