Breast cancer used to be known as "Nun's disease" due to the higher prevalence amongst nuns, who were at increased risk due to their celibate lifestyle. An association between reproductive history and cancer risk wasn't proven for about 250 years after it was associated with nuns.


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:🦋 :The rainforests of Brazil are home to amazing butterflies that can scent the air with their wings. These incredible insects emit odors that can attract breeding partners as well as deter predators. Their ability to create aromatic molecules makes them not only beautiful, but also important ecosystem members contributing to rainforest biodiversity.

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There is mental disorder called Maladaptive Daydreaming which causes people to excessively daydream to escape reality as a defense mechanism due to trauma usually from abuse.

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Rotten eggs float and fresh eggs sink in the water.

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In 1962, Bruce lee landed 15 punches, a kick and knocked out his opponent in a fight that lasted only 11 seconds.

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The Manx cat is a domestic cat (Felis catus) that originated on the Isle of Man and has a tail-shortening mutation. The Manx cat's lack of a tail is the result of a genetic abnormality that may have been induced by inbreeding among the Isle of Man's small British Shorthair cats population.

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:🐙 :When a baby octopus is born, it is about the size of a flea. However, adult octopuses can reach lengths of up to 9 meters and weigh over 270 kg!

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Porphyria is a collection of diseases where symptoms include severe sun sensitivity, prominent canine teeth, and peculiar behavior, is thought to be the basis of the vampire legend.

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Alexithymia - difficulty explaining your feelings to others

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In the town of Cresskill, all cats and kittens must wear bells so that birds are aware of their presence.

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Fast reading has less eye fatigue than slow reading.

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It’s estimated that around 500,000 people and more than a million animals were killed at the Colosseum.

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A person can become intoxicated without consuming alcohol.

There is a condition known as "auto-brewery syndrome" — a rare disorder in which the body converts carbohydrates into ethanol, causing the person to feel drunk after eating.

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In Osaka, Japan outdated phone booths have been turned into aquariums.

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The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. is the largest library in the world and contains more than 162 million items in its collection, including books, maps, newspapers, music, and photographs.

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There is a plant known as the Flower of Laughter.

Its seed, the size of a pea, can induce uncontrollable laughter in a person for half an hour.

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Not a single engineer made it off the Titanic: they stayed and kept the power on so others could escape.

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One of the earliest pregnancy tests was a fish, called a European Bitterling. If injected with a pregnant person's urine, its ovipositor (egg-laying organ) will protrude, indicating a positive result.

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