When the voice in your head "speaks," your larynx makes subtle muscle movements to accompany it.

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In 2016, A Florida man named Daniel Rushing was awarded $37,000 after cops mistook glazed donut crumbs in his car for meth. They tested the white crystals and they tested positive for meth. Rushing told them they were donut crumbs, but the cops didn't listen.

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There is a solar power technology that does not involve solar panels. Known as concentrating solar-thermal power, this system employs mirrors that reflect and concentrate sunlight onto receivers for collecting solar energy, which is then converted to heat. The heat is used to produce electricity or stored for later use.

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The first woman to run for President of
the United States was Victoria Woodhull in 1872, 50 years before women could vote. She had Frederick Douglass as her running mate, and spent election day in jail due to being arrested for obscenity.

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The First athlete to get disqualified at the Olympics for drug use was a Swedish modern pentathlete named Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, who allegedly had only "two beers" to calm his nerves before the pistol shooting event. He caused the Swedish team to get disqualified at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and the team had to return their bronze medals.

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The part of our brain responsible for exercising judgment deactivates when looking at a photo of someone we love, according to MRI scans.

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In France, all new public buildings must be made of at least 50% wood.

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The Italian bank Credito Emiliano accepts Parmesan cheese in exchange for loans.

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At its peak, Pablo Escobar's cartel earned about $420 million a week controlled 80% of the worldwide cocaine market.

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Astronauts can see solar winds, but only when their eyes are closed.

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In 1692, you'd qualify as a witch if:

– You are female
– You are poor
– You are rich
– You have female friends
– You're married with few (or no) kids
– You have moles/birthmarks
– You've had unmarried sex

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Shakespeare invented the words "lonely" and "unreal".

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At their closest point, Russia and the United States are only 2.4 miles apart.

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Dentists can tell if you've recently performed fellatio.

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August 1st is National Girlfriends Day.

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UK scientists believe it is 'almost certain' a coronavirus variant will emerge that beats current vaccines.

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Finland has been ranked as the happiest country in the world for the fourth year in a row

Iceland is second, followed by Denmark, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.

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Japan made all of the medals for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics out of discarded smartphones and laptops.

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