The "Pinky Promise" originally indicated that the person who breaks the promise must cut off their pinky finger. One possible origin of this traditional promise is Japan, where it is known as 'yubikiri', meaning “finger cut-off”. Supposedly, people in Japan believed that if you break a pinky promise, you have to cut off your pinky finger in return.

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The tax legislation of Norway classifies striptease as a form of art.

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The more sunlight a man receives, the higher his testosterone levels.

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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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This stunning indoor rainbow is not created by sunlight. It is actually an artwork made by Gabriel Dawe, who used 60 miles of ordinary embroidery thread to create this ethereal and shimmery pattern that creates the optical illusion of a rainbow.

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The Eiffel Tower is repainted every seven years.

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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source because their gut microbes can produce up to 2 liters of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet's most efficient bioreactors.

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There is no antivenom for a blue-ringed octopus bite. However, if the victim receives artificial ventilation for about 15 hours until the toxin naturally clears, they can survive with no lasting side effects.

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To send a child to school in Finland, all you need is a backpack 🎒. Everything else, including lunch, is provided for free.

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Human beings can use only a small fraction of Earth’s water.

That’s because only about 2.5 percent of Earth’s water is fresh water, and only 1 percent of that is accessible. 💧

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Apples are generally red, green, yellow, but if the right geographical conditions are met, they can apparently grow dark purple, almost black.

These rare apples are called Black Diamond and they are currently only grown in the mountains of Tibet.

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There is a type of honey called "mad honey." It has a reddish color and a slightly bitter taste, and it packs a hallucinogenic punch. Honey hunters in Nepal make dangerous vertical climbs to harvest this honey that sells for over $60 a pound on the black market.

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Breast cancer used to be known as "Nun's disease" due to the higher prevalence amongst nuns, who were at increased risk due to their celibate lifestyle. An association between reproductive history and cancer risk wasn't proven for about 250 years after it was associated with nuns.


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🦎 Gecko feet have millions of tiny hairs. The hairs stick to surfaces with a special chemical bond. This lets the geckos climb walls and hang on by just one toe. 🤯

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🐈 A cat's tail contains nearly 10 percent of the bones in its body. A cat's tail has anywhere from 19 to 23 vertebrae.

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For many, losing a phone causes the same panic as a near-death experience.

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This tree species, the walking palm tree, can walk up to 65 feet each year to find the best habitat to live in.

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Atlanta, Georgia has the highest tree coverage among major U.S. cities at 46.5%, earning it the nickname "City in the Forest".

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If you lived in a basement your whole life, you would age a few nanoseconds longer than someone living in a second-story apartment.

This is due to stronger gravity closer to Earth slowing time more, so time literally passes slightly faster upstairs near a building's top.

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