Phobophobia, this is a phobia defined as the fear of fear, or fear of developing a phobia.

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Up until 1956, French children attending school were served wine on their lunch breaks. Each pupil was ennoscriptd to 4 glasses (125ml) a day.

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A Woman who lost her wedding ring found it 16 years later on a carrot in her garden.

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In Singapore, it’s a crime to not flush a toilet after you've used it.

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Heteropaternal Superfecundation - This is when twins are conceived with sperm from two different men. One way this can occur is when the sperm survives for a few days inside the female reproductive tract.

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In Malaysia, there is a restaurant with a discount system based on how thin you are.

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In Eastern Africa you can buy beer brewed from bananas.

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In 2017, a Firefighter battled through a barn fire to rescue a litter of piglets from the blaze.

To show his appreciation, the farmer sent the firefighter a pack of sausages, made from the piglets that he saved.

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Everyday is a holiday somewhere in the world.

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In 2020, a company based in Brazil created this advert aiming to highlight the benefits of using condoms.

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There is a 15 year old girl, with no vagina, who got pregnant by having oral sex right before being stabbed in the abdomen.

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The Amazon rainforest produces half the world's oxygen supply.

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A Group of owls is called a Parliament.

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Crickets have ears on their front legs. Located just below the knees, their ears are among the smallest in the animal kingdom.

In addition to crickets, grasshoppers and locusts also have ears on their legs.

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Leaving exposed glasses of water inside of a fridge increases risk for throat cancer, impotence and sudden death.

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In Cluj, Romania, you can pay for your bus ticket by doing 20 squats.

Disabled and elderly people get a ride for free.

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A drawing of a 9-year-old Turkish boy trying to show what his mother, stepfather, and other adults did to him and his younger sister.

The children's parents were arrested on charges of sexual abuse. Their trial is ongoing.

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The Burj Khalifa in Dubai has no sewage system - so trucks have to pump out poo every day.

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In 1962 there was a bill proposed to change the name of Philippines to Malaysia but the then newly independent neighbouring country took the name before the bill was passed.

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Psychology says the highest form of self-acceptance is listening to a playback of your recorded voice without cringing.

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During the Black Death, incoming ships were forced to wait for 40 days to prevent possible infection. The Italian word for 40, “quaranta”, is where we get the word “quarantine.” from.

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