A Hungarian psychologist named Laszlo Polgar theorized that anyone could become a genius because geniuses were made and not born. To prove this, he used his own daughters as experiments and trained them to become great at chess. The three Polgar sisters then became chess prodigies, and the youngest, Judit Polgar, become a grandmaster at just age 15.

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The World record for the most marriages belongs to a man named Glynn Wolfe. He was married 29 times

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The Most common last names in Africa.

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In Guam, there's a full time, paid job for men to "help" women lose their virginity since virgins are not allowed to get married.

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Vitaminwater, which is advertised as "healthy", is nothing but sugar-water, to which around a penny's worth of synthetic vitamins have been added. Furthermore, a bottle of vitaminwater contains around 33 grams of sugar, which makes it more of a soft drink than a healthy beverage.

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Laser removal does not remove the tattoo. It just helps break it down so white blood cells can carry it away. Eventually, you poo out your tattoo.

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When Mao Zedong visited the U.S.S.R. in 1949, Stalin had special toilets installed in order to secretly collect and analyze Mao's poop.

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Scientists have created arteries that can be safely implanted and continue growing in their hosts.

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Papaphobia is the fear of the Pope.

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The longest period for which anyone has gone without solid food is 382 days .

Scottish man Angus Barbieri fasted for 382 days, from June 1965 to July 1966. He lived on tea, coffee, soda water, and vitamins while living at home in Tayport, Scotland, and frequently visiting Maryfield Hospital for medical evaluation.

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Muhammad Ali actually threw his Olympic gold medal into a river as a way to protest racial discrimination in America.

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Airplanes technically do not need a Pilot. With so much technology around, planes can literally fly to any place on Earth. Airlines make sure that a Human is at the helm of things so that flyers feel safe.

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February 5th is National Shower with a Friend Day.

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This is the San Francisco Garter snake, labelled as the most beautiful snake in the world.

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