It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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There's a competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning, or rabbit show jumping.
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A man named Heraclitus had an illness that made his body swell up with water. To try to sweat it off, he buried himself in a steaming pile of animal poo, but then overheated and died of dehydration.
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As many as 62% of Iceland's population think it is possible that elves may exist.
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One punishment for an adulterous wife in medieval France was to make her chase a chicken through town naked.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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Chanel Tapper, a student from California, USA, has the world's longest tongue, measuring 9.75 cm (3.8 inches), from tip to top lip!
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