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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Gloucestershire airport in England used to blast Tina Turner songs on the runways to scare birds away.
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An 'aglet' is the plastic or metal tip of a shoelace.
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All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).
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Sniffologists have the job of sniffing armpits.
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A Korean man called Lee Jin-gyu fell in love with his large, huggable pillow and married it.
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There's a company in Switzerland called Algordanza that will turn your ashes into a diamond for your family.
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