Sailors once thought wearing gold earrings improved eyesight.

Earrings may have given pirates a bit of fashionable flair, but the accessories weren't worn simply for stylish reasons. Some pirates thought earrings could improve eyesight and ward off seasickness.

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A Chinese woman Ching Shih, nicknamed Mistress Zheng, was the most successful pirate in history. Ching's fleet consisted of approximately 400 pirate ships, and her army numbered 40,000 pirates. At the peak of her power, her army reached 80,000 members.

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This is the Salvator Mundi, the most expensive painting ever sold. It depicts Jesus holding a transparent orb with his left hand and signing a cross with his right. It was sold in 2017 for $450.3M

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The Ethiopian bible is the oldest, most complete and original bible on earth.

Written on goat skin in the early Ethiopian language of Ge’ez. It is also World’s first illustrated Christian Bible.

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2015 study suggests that just 10 minutes of chewing gum can remove 100 million bacteria from your mouth. It adds that it is as good as flossing!

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9 habits of high-achievers:

1. Chunks tasks
2. Never gives up
3. Sets deadlines
4. Develops a plan
5. Learns from failure
6. Celebrates successes
7. Takes consistent action
8. Has clear and specific goals
9. Focuses on one thing at a time

Habits build empires!

Robert Downey Jr's speech after winning the Golden Globes: "Well, firstly, I would like to thank Susan Downey, who told me that Matt Damon would win anyway, so there is no need to prepare a speech"

In South Korea, dogs can be cloned. The cost of this service is $ 100,000.

Dolphins are very fond of girls in position, because they can communicate with babies via ultrasonic.

In the 1950s, smoking was very prevalent in the United States, and advertisers would often promote cigarettes as beneficial to one's health.

Advertising's most powerful phrase—“doctors recommend”—was paired with the world's deadliest consumer product.

The red Tibetan mastiff puppy became the most expensive dog in the world - it was sold for $1.5 million.

It has never rained in the city of Kalama in the Chilean Atacama desert.

The prey has a horizontal shape of the pupil to better scan the horizon. The predator is vertical to better focus on prey.

George Washington died in 1799 after doctors drained nearly 40% of his blood in an attempt to cure a sore throat.

Urea (the substance contained in the urine) is added to cigarettes for additional flavor.