Ernest Hemingway survived a mortar attack, anthrax, pneumonia, amoebic dysentery, diabetes, two plane crashes, three car accidents, second-degree burns, a ruptured kidney and liver, and a broken skull.

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In 2015, a Canadian teenager named Anya Pogharian invented a cheap and portable dialysis machine as part of her high school science fair project. The 17-year-old built a functional dialysis machine for just $500. At the time, a dialysis machine typically cost around $30,000.

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Until the early 19th century, it was completely common for doctors to place their ear directly on a patient's exposed breast in order to listen to the heartbeat. The stethoscope had not been invented yet.

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Sprite can break down acetaldehyde, a metabolite of ethanol, making it an effective hangover-curing drink.

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A 46-year-old dyslexic man named Benjamin Bolger has earned 14 degrees so far in his life. He claims to be the second-most credentialed perpetual student in modern history.

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Most infections from swimming pools and hot tubs are caused by cryptosporidium; a diarrheal disease produced by microscopic parasites that are released from someone's anus and consumed orally by other swimmers.

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An Extreme close-up of the Sun. The most detailed picture of a star ever taken!

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August 1st is National Girlfriends Day.

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There's no antidote for a blue-ringed octopus bite.

However, if you can get to a ventilator to help you breathe and wait out the 15 hours of paralysis, your muscles will start working again and you'll survive.

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Drug-sniffing dogs are wrong more often than they are right

They have a real-world accuracy rate of about 44%.

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Glasses belonging to Indian icon Mahatma Gandhi have sold for £260,000.

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Tiger Woods rejected an offer of $700-$800 million to join the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series.

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A recent study suggests that men have evolved into growing bushy beards to protect their jaws and face from punches. When it comes to hand-to-hand combat, a messy and fluffy beard softens the impact of blows by up to 37%.

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Every 7 years your body is completely replaced with entirely new cells so just because you look the same doesn't mean you are.

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