Skydiving without a parachute.

Banzai Skydiving is an actual sport in which a drivers throws the parachute out of the plane first, then jumps after it to grab it.

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😳 The tiny pocket in jeans was designed to store pocket watches.

Designed by Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis in 1873 as a feature of the original “waist overalls,” the small pocket was intended to hold a watch.

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Although hair is often used as evidence, it cannot be used to determine the sex of a person.

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🤯 The largest bowling alley in the world is in Japan and has 116 lanes and is 198.39 meters in length.

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In Beijing, a service known as "jam-busting" assists drivers stuck in traffic.

Two individuals arrive on a motorcycle; one transports the driver to their destination, while the other drives the car through the congestion.

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There is an Octopus species (Graneledone boreopacifica) that cares for her eggs for 53 months, apparently not eating during this time and then dies. This brooding period is the longest known for any animal.

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Rolls-Royce uses leather from 15-18 bulls per car, sourced from cooler climates to ensure minimal blemishes. Cows are not used due to pregnancy-related stretch marks.

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Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt

While 138 pyramids have been discovered in Egypt, Sudan boasts around 255.

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The feeling of thirst occurs when the body loses 1% of its weight in water.

A loss of more than 5% can lead to fainting, and more than 10% can lead to death from dehydration.

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Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, New Zealand, and Antarctica are entirely free of native snake species.

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There is a genetic disorder that causes a constant feeling of starvation. Left unchecked, sufferers of Prader-Willi Syndrome can eat until their stomachs rupture.

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Two bananas provide enough energy for a 90-minute workout.

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A lungfish can spend 4 years out of water. This species gets approximately 90 percent of its oxygen from air. It digs its way into mud and surrounds itself with a secretion that will allow it to survive for up to four years, although it's usually only for a matter of months before the waters return.

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Baijiu is the best-selling liquor in the world. Nearly 10 billion liters are sold each year, with China accounting for almost all of it. The second most popular drink is vodka. Only 5 billion liters are sold per year.

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In 1975, Grand Wizzard Theodore invented DJ scratching by accident. While mixing records at home, his mother scolded him for playing music too loudly.

This caused him to pause the record and unintentionally move it back and forth. The sound he created became the iconic DJ technique known as "scratching."

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There are about 500 million dogs on our planet.

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Tonsils are strategically placed near the airway in order to “catch” incoming bacteria and viruses. They often become infected as their main purpose is to sample these bodies and build up immunity so that the much more vulnerable lungs are able to fight off infection.

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🦋 The largest night butterfly in the world is Attacus Atlas.

With a wingspan of 30 cm, it is often mistaken for a bird.

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The eyes of owls are not spherical, but cylindrical. Such eyes are very hard to rotate, so nature compensated for this defect in an unexpected way, allowing owls to rotate their heads 270 degrees.

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Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, located in Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture, is the world's oldest hotel.

Established in 705 AD by Fujiwara Mahito, it has been operated by 52 generations of the same family for over 1,300 years.

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