Barkhad Abdi, who was born in Somalia and had never acted before appearing in "Captain Phillips," improvised the phrase "look at me, I am the captain now," and only made $65k for his Oscar-nominated performance.

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In 2001, Portugal decriminalized all narcotics including heroin and cocaine. Distribution is still prohibited, but individuals found in possession for personal use are directed to clinics. Since these actions, drug addiction has decreased by 50%, and Portugal now has some of the lowest drug use rates in all of Europe.

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Tigers not only have striped fur, they have striped skin.

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A dolphin's nipples are located in its anus. The calf sticks its bill in and the mother squirts milk into its mouth.

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Over 80 million bacteria can be exchanged in one kiss.

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In a lifetime the average human produces enough quarts of spit to fill 2 swimming pools.

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Ugandan dictator Idi Amin’s official noscript was “His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular.”

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Your eyebrows renew themselves every 64 days.

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Butterflies cannot fly if their body temperature is less than 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius)

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There is a plant called the Skeleton Flower whose petals turn transparent when wet and then revert back to white when dry.

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A condition called “False Awakening” occurs when the sleeper believes they are awake when in reality they are still sleeping. False awakenings usually occur during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which is the sleep stage most closely tied to dreaming.

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Scorpions are so resilient that if you freeze them for a few weeks, they will wake up alive and well.

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The protruding pink sac hanging from the side of the camel's mouth is called a dulla. The camel's dulla serves as a double function, to assert superiority over other males and win over the female camels.

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Female Greenland sharks are thought to reach sexual maturity when they surpass the 4-metre (13-foot) mark in length, which takes approximately 150 years to achieve. They are ovoviviparous (that is, eggs are retained within the body until they hatch) and produce an average of 10 offspring at a time.

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Josef Koeberl from Austria broke the world record when he managed to stay 2.5 hours inside a glass box filled up with ice cubes.

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In Australia, failure to vote is subject to a fine.

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Adding salt to a pineapple actually causes it to taste sweeter as it reduces the bitterness of the fruit.

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Recent studies have shown that ants are capable of lifting a weight 5,000 times their own body weight.

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The airplane jet engine, developed by Frank Whittle in 1930, powered the Gloster E28/39, reached 740 km/h, and by 2025 drives commercial flights across continents.

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High fences between frame houses are banned in the United States. All because of fire hazards.

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