In 17th century, Hawaiian Queen, Keopuolani, was considered so sacred that even touching her shadow was punishable by death.

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Gold is extremely difficult to destroy.

The reason why gold is so widely used in the jewellery, electronic and medical industries lies in the properties of this precious metal: it is virtually indestructible.

Gold has a melting point of 1064.18°C, it does not oxidise, does not grow mouldy, does not rust and can be recycled an infinite number of times. This means that the gold ring you wear every day may once have been the jewellery of someone who lived in a completely different century.

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In Dubai, artificial rain is regularly created through cloud seeding, as natural rainfall is rare

Rains are announced a day in advance

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Humans are bioluminescent and glow in the dark

However, the light is too weak for human eyes to see

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World University Rankings 2023:

1. 🇬🇧 University of Oxford
2. 🇺🇸 Harvard University
3. 🇬🇧 University of Cambridge
4. 🇺🇸 Stanford University
5. 🇺🇸 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6. 🇺🇸 California Institute of Technology
7. 🇺🇸 Princeton University

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A Colombian woman once found a potato growing in her vagina

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'Chess boxing' is a sport in which players alternate between rounds of chess and boxing until a winner is declared by checkmate, knockout, or technical stop.

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The World's Most (And Least) Powerful Passports.

No. of countries passport holders can visit visa-free:
Japan - 193
Singapore - 192
South Korea - 192
Spain - 190
Germany - 190
Finland - 189
Italy - 189
Luxembourg - 189

Least Powerful Passports:
Pakistan - 32
Syria - 30
Iraq - 30
Afghanistan - 27

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Cannabinoids (the active ingredients in cannabis) are naturally present in human breast milk.

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What is a shape with 999 sides called?

An enneahectaenneacontakaienneagon
According to Kutztown University, a 999-sided polygon or enneahectaenneacontakaienneagon can be broken down into the Greek names for the numbers ennea (9), hecta (100), enneaconta (90), kai (and) ennea (9), with gon (side) on the end.

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The Country of Denmark has been using the same flag design since 1625, and holds the record for the oldest continuously used national flag in the world.

A White Scandinavian cross on a bright red background, the bold and instantly recognizable flag is known as the "Dannebrog" or "Danish cloth."

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Hundreds of people belonging to a religious sect in eastern Uganda have fled from their villages to Ethiopia, fearing Doomsday.

Police said that according to their investigations, the sect members fled to escape the end of the world, which they believe will start from their area.

The members of the sect were told by its leaders that their area would soon be hit with death and all the people there would die. They reportedly sold off their property and fled to Ethiopia.

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