Random Strange Facts

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    Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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    One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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    Fidgeting can burn about 350 calories a day.
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    Male Orangutans Can Be Attracted to Women with Red Hair.
    Male orangutans can be attracted to women with red hair. One male, Hsing Hisng, has even ripped pictures of Nicole Kidman out of magazines and placed them in his enclosure.
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    Whipping Tom
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    In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
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    There's a knife-fork hybrid called a knork.
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    During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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    When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.
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