It is Unwise to shower during a thunderstorm because lightning can travel through your plumbing. The risk might be less with plastic pipes than with metal pipes.

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In ancient China, it was not supposed to cut hair because people believed that it contained the life force of the 'qi.' So if you are not supposed to cut your hair, you need to tidy it so that it does not irritate you. The easiest way to do it was a hairpin, which dates back to about 600 B.C.

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When you reach 100 years old in Barbados, you get a stamp in your honor.

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The lighter was officially invented before the match and, moreover, was much more convenient.

The first lighter is considered to be the Döbereiner's Lighter, which was produced by Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner in 1823.

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The Miracle berry is a unique fruit that, when consumed, temporarily alters your taste perception.

Prevents your taste buds from detecting sour flavors for approximately thirty minutes. As a result, sour foods can taste surprisingly sweet.

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😅 At birth, a baby panda is smaller than a mouse.

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Giraffes only need 5 to 30 minutes of sleep in a 24 hour period.

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In the 1980s, people could download video games from radio broadcasts by recording the audio onto cassette tapes.

These tapes could then be played on computers to load the games.

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The eye color of owls indicates what time of day the owls prefer to be active.

Nocturnal owls: Have dark eyes, like the Barred Owl, and are active at night.

Diurnal owls: Have yellow eyes, and are active during the day.

Crepuscular owls: Have orange eyes, and are active at dawn or dusk.

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The oleander is the official flower of the city of Hiroshima because it was the first to bloom again after the explosion of the atomic bomb in 1945.

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🤔 According to Guinness World Records, Robert Wadlow of the United States (1918–1940) was the tallest person in recorded history, measuring 272 cm (8 ft 11 in) at the time of his death. 😱

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Vikings were the first Europeans to arrive in North America around the year 1000, nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus.

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🌊 Starfish don't have blood. They circulate nutrients by using seawater in their vascular system.

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There is a mysterious expanding black goo called La Mancha Negra (the black stain) that covers parts of roads in Caracas, Venezuela. Millions of dollars have been spent researching it, yet the cause is still unknown. 1,800 people have died in auto accidents due to the goo.

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🤔 Bubble wrap was originally invented to be a kind of plastic wallpaper.

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The concept of using a card for purchases was described in 1887 by Edward Bellamy in his utopian novel Looking Backward. Bellamy used the term credit card eleven times in this novel, although this referred to a card for spending a citizen’s dividend from the government, rather than borrowing.

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Jack Daniel's used to make coffee that tasted like whiskey.

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If milk is added to coffee, the fat content of the milk causes human body to absorb caffeine at a slower rate, thus weakening its effect.

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Regular exercise in old age helps stop immune decline and shields people from infections.

Scientists tracked 125 long-distance cyclists some in their 80s, and found their immune systems worked like those of 20-year-olds.

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Sweden has more islands than any other country.

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