The term "electricity" is derived from the Greek word "elektron," which means "amber." This is because amber is a type of fossilized tree resin that can produce static electricity when it is rubbed with a cloth.

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Phubbing is “the act of snubbing someone in a social setting by looking at your phone instead of paying attention.

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The first Pablo Picasso documented self-portrait in 1896 when he was only 15 years old, and his last known self-portrait, drawn on July 3rd, 1972, when he was 90 years old."

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Giraffes used to be called "camelopards", because medieval Europeans once believed them to be mythical hybrid creatures that were born from the union of a leopard and a camel. As such, giraffes are still called "camelopards" in European heraldry.

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Bounce batteries to see if they are good or bad. The higher they bounce, the lower the charge they have in them.

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Ancient Egyptians shaved off their eyebrows to mourn the deaths of their cats.

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Huacachina is a village built around an oasis in the Peruvian desert.

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Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.

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Lipophrenia - sadness for no apparent reason.

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The modern doorknob was invented in 1878 by 16 year old African American inventor called Osbourn Dorsey

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There's a town in Norway called Hell. Ironically, it never gets very warm there at all.

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Broccoli contains more protein than a lot of meats, including steak.

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At Google's headquarters, there are sleep capsules that block out external sounds and light.

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Even the smallest drop of alcohol placed on a scorpion drives it insane.

The scorpion stings itself to death.

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Lenticular (lenticular) clouds are a rather rare natural phenomenon. Such clouds are formed on the crests of air waves or between two layers of air. A characteristic feature of these clouds is that they do not move, no matter how strong the wind is.

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Wombats are the only animal whose poop is cube-shaped. This is due to how its intestines form the feces. The animals then stack the cubes to mark their territory.

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Suriname is the greenest country in the world, with more than 95% of it covered by forest. More than any other country.

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Dimples on the cheeks are actually a genetic defect.

They mean that the muscles didn't grow properly and hollows formed between them.

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In Japan, there are special umbrella stands on the streets, for when it starts raining. After the rain stops, you shall put the umbrella back at the nearest stand.

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The only man born on the continent of Antarctica

Emilio Palma was born on the Esperanza base in Antarctica in 1978. The Argentine government planned his birth to support its territorial claims to Antarctica.

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