For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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![In the UK, there's a guy named 'Major Dickie Head'.](res/uploads/fact/3233/major-dickie-head-285.jpg)
In the UK, there's a guy named 'Major Dickie Head'.
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Scientist Niels Bohr was “given a house next door to the Carlsberg brewing company, and had a pipeline running from the brewery into the house so that he could have a never-ending supply of fresh beer on tap”.
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There is a Swedish religion called Kopimism whose sole tenet is that all knowledge should be available to everyone - and thus, using CTRL+C and CTRL+V are sacred acts.
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A study found that 68% experienced “phantom vibration syndrome” — a sensory hallucination where you mistakenly think your phone is buzzing.
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Cockroaches can live for 9 days after their head has been cut off.
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Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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