Babies sometimes smile, not because they're happy, but because they know it makes their parents happy.

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The 100 folds in a chef's hat represent 100 ways to cook an egg.

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The Visible flash that you see when lightning strikes is actually from the ground up to the clouds, not from the clouds down to the ground.

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A Dutch artist created a cloud in the middle of a room by balancing tempreature, humidity and lightning.

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The reason that the Canadian singer "The Weeknd" spells his name without the "e" is because of copyright issues. There was already a Canadian band named "The Weekend".

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A Man named Jean-Claude Romand lied to his parents about passing the first and second year of medical examinations despite never taking the exams. He never revealed the truth and continued to craft an elaborate lie. For 18 years, his family and friends thought that he was a successful medical professional and researcher. When the truth was finally about to come out, he killed his wife, children, and parents.

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Wife stabs husband after finding pictures of him having sex with 'another woman' - without realising images were of HER.

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A Russian app developer named Ashot Gabrelyanov, has invented MakeApp, an “AI editor” that can show what women really look like without makeup.

Good or bad?

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White torture, often referred to as "white room torture" is a type of psychological torture technique aimed at complete sensory deprivation and isolation.

A prisoner is held in a cell that deprives them of all senses and identity. It is particularly used in Iran, however there is also evidence of its use by the Venezuelan and the United States intelligence services.

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This is Robert Samuel, a professional "Stander" who earns upto $US1,000 a week by standing in line for people.

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Some scientists believe that all animals are autistic, and they simply need to be cured of their autism to talk like humans.

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There is an army recruitment lottery in Thailand. Every man over 21 has to participate. A red card means you have to go, a black card means you don't.

#Countries

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A Falcon 🦅 was tracked migrating from South Africa all the way to Finland. In 42 days she flew over 10,000 km in almost straight lines, at speeds of the 230 km/day.

Credit- Jones

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It takes thousands of years for light to escape the sun, then 8.3 minutes to reach earth. The sunlight we see is thousands of years old.

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Dear Shocking Facts Fam,

We took a short 1 week break from the channel, that was why it wasn't active for the past 1 week. For those of you who were concerned and texted us on the bot, we would like to express our deep gratitude!

Today Marks the start of a New Year in Ethiopian Calendar. We would like to wish our fam in Ethiopia a Happy New Year as well.

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Before Thomas Edison invented the electric light in 1879, most people slept ten hours each night.

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