Random Strange Facts

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    Turtles That Breathe through Their Butts
    Some turtles can breathe through their butts.
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    Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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    Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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    There is a city called "Batman" in Turkey.
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    Gay Bomb
    Gay Bomb
    The US Air Force researched a “Gay Bomb”: A non-lethal bomb containing really strong pheromones that will make the enemy forces attracted to each other. It won the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize.
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    Japanese Closet Squatter
    Japanese Closet Squatter
    In 2008, a Japanese man noticed his food going missing, so he set up a webcam and found that a woman had been living in his closet for a year.
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    There is a family with a genetic condition that makes their skin blue, who have been isolated in rural Kentucky for generations.
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    It is impossible to hum if your nose is plugged.
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