What are the odds that you exist, as you, today?

Your very existence is a miracle When you combine the chances of your ancestors reaching reproductive age, maintaining a continuous lineage, and your parents meeting and successfully reproducing—the odds of your birth were essentially zero.

The probability of you existing at all comes out to 1 in 10^2,685,000 — yes, that's a 10 followed by 2,685,000 zeroes!

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Dinosaur farts were one of the key contributing factors to climate change 150 million years ago.

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A Swiss judge once reduced the prison sentence period of a rapist, saying the rape lasted only 11 minutes. The jail term was reduced from 4 years & 3 month to 3 years. Many women came to protest against this weird verdict.

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George Washington was afraid of being buried alive

He requested that his body be laid out for three days after his death before burial, to ensure that he was really dead

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At least seven taxi drivers in northeast Japan have reported picking up the ghost of a person who died in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Ohio school districts will be able to authorize teachers, principals, and other staff to carry guns into classrooms this fall after 24 hours of training.

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China announces via state media that it may have detected signals from ALIEN CIVILISATION.

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Ronaldo or Messi?

Hubbub, in collaboration with commonworks, came up with an exceptional solution to do their part on preserving the environment.

The organization took action and placed big panels that serve as voting ashtray containers in London’s public spaces. They massively improved litter pollution!

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If you don't move for 15 minutes, you will fall asleep.

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Kissing can reduce tooth decay.

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Dogs see the invisible magnetic fields surrounding the Earth due to the Cryptochrome molecule in their eyes. This sense allows a dog to find their owners and homes when they've gotten lost many miles from home.

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Seahorse couples greet each other every morning with a hug and dance.

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When traffic comes to a halt in Germany, drivers by law must move to the edge off each side to create an open lane so emergency vehicles like ambulance, fire brigade can pass .

Shouldn't this type of road education become mandatory in every country?

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