This plastic yogurt cup was thrown into the ocean in 1976 in Canada and found in 2016 in France. In 40 years, it hasn't even begun to decompose!

Think about that when you throw your garbage away.

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Lawrence Sullivan, also known as the Florida Joker, has demanded that Rockstar Games give him up to $2 million for using his likeness for a character in the first GTA VI trailer.

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The English word “Friday” is derived from the Anglo-Saxon Frigedaeg, meaning “Venus day” (Friga = Venus + dae = day), and many other languages also trace their names for Friday from root words meaning “Venus day.

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The dropfish 💧

A very unusual and little-studied creature that inhabits the ocean depths. The appearance of this deep-sea fish is its trademark, as it is simply unforgettable. Seeing it once, it is impossible to remain indifferent. The dropfish leads a benthic lifestyle.

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☕️ If you drink more than 3 cups of coffee every day, this amount of caffeine is enough to completely neutralize vitamins B and PP. It also interferes with the absorption of iron, potassium, zinc, calcium. In general, just 150 ml of coffee blocks the absorption of calcium for 3 hours. Teeth fall out and break, and osteoporosis develops in the bones.

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👁 You are completely blind for about 40 minutes a day. This happens when you move your eye from one object to another, then your brain purposefully blocks your vision so as not to show a blurred image.

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Quetzalcoatlus, the largest known flying animal ever, was as tall as a giraffe. It may have used its powerful forelimbs to pole-vault into the sky.

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The al-Qarawiyyin Library in Fez, Morocco is the oldest working library in the world. It was founded in 859 CE by Fatima al-Fihriya.

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The gluteus maximus is the body’s largest muscle.

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Even though dragonflies have six legs, they cannot walk. The legs are primarily used for catching prey while in flight, perching on surfaces, and stabilizing during landings.

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😴 The happier we are, the less time we need to sleep. Sadness increases the desire to sleep more

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🚽 Often in Japanese toilets, the sink is combined with the toilet, and the water you just washed your hands with is used to flush. This saves millions of cubic meters of water per year.

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🦷 Teeth that have been knocked out can reattach to their roots if they are put back in place in time.

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The average cloud weighs about 500 tons, which is the same as the weight of 80 elephants.

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The world’s largest bat is the giant golden-crowned flying fox, a rare fruit bat. It has a wingspan of 5 to 6 feet (1.5 to 1.8 m).

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Mercedes’ three-point star in its logo represents its mission to make transportation easier on land, on water, and in the air.

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The historical figure who inspired the Santa Claus legend, Saint Nicholas, was born in Patara, Turkey, in the 3rd century A.D.

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Do peanuts grow underground? Yes, they’re legumes, not nuts! In pods like peas, they protect seeds from drought. This adaptation, from 50 million years ago, made peanuts a key crop in Africa and Asia.

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😰 A doctor from the USSR cuts out his appendix during an Antarctic expedition; there were no other doctors on the station. This is what a man can do in a desperate situation.

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