The disease that causes Stewie Griffin's (FamilyGuy) head to be shaped like a football is called "craniosynostosis."

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Thursday is named after Thor The god of Thunder.

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Other people hear a higher version of your voice than you do, it is because you're hearing it resonate through your bones.

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Humans continue to fart even after they're dead.

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University professors during the Vietnam War would inflate students' grades to help them avoid the draft.

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Nutella was invented during World war 2 when an Italian pastry maker mixed hazelnuts(type of nut) into chocolate to extend his chocolate ration.

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African-American mathematician, Katherine Johnson, who calculated Earth orbits and rocket trajectories for NASA's early space missions, helped to put astronaut John Glenn into the Earth's orbit in 1962. She was so skilled that Glenn had asked specifically for her and had refused to fly unless the calculations were verified by her.

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Prisoners on Alcatraz always had hot showers so they didn't get acclimatised to cold water and try to escape by swimming.

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An average woman spends nearly 1 year of her life trying to decide what to wear.

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In 1981, a pediatrician saved the life of a 3.2 Ib premature baby boy by working around the clock to beat the odds & stabilize him. In 2011, the pediatrician was pinned inside a burning vehicle after a car collision, but was saved by the premature baby, who had grown up to become a paramedic.

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The Word 'testify' is derived from a time when Men were required to swear on their Testicles.

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The longer you hold in a fart, the worse it smells.

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A 50 year old expert from a wild life sanctuary in china, licked an endangered monkey's ass hole for one complete hour to save its life.

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Alligators rarely suffer from infections because they have robust immune systems

Their blood is effective against 23 strains of bacteria, and can even destroy a significant amount of HIV

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Today commemorates Ethiopia's victory over Italy in 1896, securing Ethiopian sovereignty.

While most of Africa had come under colonial rule during the so-called scramble for Africa, Ethiopia remained a sovereign nation with a formidable army and a strong monarchy.

Which made Ethiopia the only African country to celebrate Victory day, while others celebrated independence day.

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Married couples in medieval German could legally settle disputes by fighting a "Marital Duel"

To even the odds, the man had to fight from inside a hole with one arm tied behind his back. The woman could freely move around; armed with a rock-filled sack

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Google has found that GPAs and test scores are “worthless as a criteria for hiring.”

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