The Japanese marathon runner Shizo Kanakuri fell asleep while taking a break during the 1912 Olympic marathon in Stockholm. In 1967 the Swedes invited him to return and finish the race. His final time was 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.3 seconds.

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The World's largest functioning ballpoint pen was made by Acharya Makunuri Srinivasa in India. The pen measures 5.5m long and weighs 37.23kg.

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Today, a woman will have approximately 450 periods in her lifetime, while prehistoric women had around 160.

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Your immune system destroys at least one cell every day that would have become cancer if it lived.

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Despite being the biggest toe on the foot, the big toe only consists of two bones, your other toes have three.

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COVID-19 Infection vs. Vaccine

⚡️ Long-term symptoms and potential health issues after recovering from Covid-19 include: shortness of breath, Permanent loss of smell and taste, lasting damage to the heart muscle(increase the risk of heart failure or other heart complications), lung scarring and increased the risk of developing Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.

⚡️ COVID-19 vaccine side effects are generally rare and mild. However, common side effects after vaccination include temporary fatigue, fever, and muscle soreness at the injection site, all of which are far less harmful than the virus itself and should pass in a couple days. More serious side effects are possible but extremely rare.

⚡️ The protection offered by the FDA-approved and authorized vaccines is very powerful, but it starts to weaken after 6 months, requiring you to get booster to extend the protection. Taking a Pfizer or Moderna as a booster regardless of whatever vaccine you took prior, increases protection level to 90%, and offers greater protection against the delta and omicron variants.

Much is still unknown about how COVID-19 will affect people over time, so protect yourselves!

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In 1987, Princess Diana shook hands with an HIV infected patient without wearing gloves, which was covered by global media. This gesture showed that HIV was not a contagious disease and that we need to show warmth and kindness towards HIV/AIDS patients.

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People who view a glass as half-full are more likely to prefer Twitter, while those who see it as half-empty are more likely to prefer Instagram, according to a survey of 2,000 Americans.

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In New Zealand's southernmost tip of the South Island called Slope Point, the trees permanently stand with their branches swayed sideways. This is due to the constantly blowing strong winds in the that prevent the trees from standing upright region.

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People of medieval times used to fart in a jar and smell it later on to avoid death.

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Coffee was so important in Turkish culture that under 15th-century law, a woman had the freedom to divorce her husband if he did not provide her with enough coffee.

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You are as old as the Universe, because matter can't be created or destroyed.

In the deepest level, you are the Universe experiencing itself.

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An individual is less likely to help someone in need or in danger when other people are present. The higher the number of bystanders, the less likely it is that one of them will help. This is known as the 'bystander effect.'

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A Rural Japanese town under siege by monkeys is defended by three elderly women, armed with airguns who call themselves the "Monkey Busters".

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In 2012, a 21-year-old man got a tattoo on his penis. He's been living with a permanent semi-erection ever since.

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It's possible to faint or die from pooping too hard. It's a rare condition called defecation syncope.

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