On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart had no idea how to play chess when they appeared in X-Men 2.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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In 2014, a college in upstate New York started offering classes on the sociology of Miley Cyrus.
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