"Fart Battles" were popular art scrolls created in Japan during the Edo period.

Not only was flatulence rewarded, it became the basis for competitive play in battles known as He-gassen.

He-gassen is also the name of a Japanese scroll that was made nearly a hundred and seventy years ago. According to research, it would have been created during the mid-1800s in the Edo period of Japan.

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While rare, laughter has actually been the cause of multiple deaths.

The last notable case was a man who was in good health but laughed so hard while watching a 1988 comedy, his heart rate rose to an estimated 250-500 beats per minute, leading to a fatal heart attack.

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In colonial India, the British government tried to control the cobra population by offering a bounty for dead cobras.

Indians realized they could breed cobras, kill them, and collect the reward.

When the government discovered the plan, it stopped offering the bounty, leading breeders to release all their cobras into the wild. As a result, the cobra population grew even higher than before This phenomenon is now known as the "Cobra Effect," where actions intended to solve a problem end up making it worse.

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Scientists are able to create brain cells out of pee.

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We would like to wish a Happy Easter to all Christians celebrating around the World today!

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Holding grudges can make you physically sick and even shorten your lifespan.

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When your eyes move, your brain purposely blocks your vision, which is why you can't see the motion of your own eyes in a mirror.

This is called ‘saccadic masking’ and without it, your life would be like watching a constant movie that's filled with a shaky hand-held camera.

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In 2009, a Russian man attempted to rob a hair salon.

However, the plot took an unexpected turn when Olga Zajac, the owner of the salon, overpowered him and tied him up.

She then force-fed him Viagra and used him as a sex slave for 3 days.

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Newborn babies can only see in black and white for a few months.

Just after birth, a baby sees only in black and white, with shades of gray. As the months go by, they will slowly start to develop their color vision at around 4 months.

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Wishing a joyous Eid Al-Fitr to all the Muslims celebrating around the world!

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India has become the most populated country in the world!

India 🇮🇳 1,426,085,226
China 🇨🇳 1,425,740,250
USA 🇺🇸 339,643,012
Indonesia 🇮🇩 277,092,730
Pakistan 🇵🇰 239,577,560
Nigeria 🇳🇬 222,783,375
Brazil 🇧🇷 216,183,823
Bangladesh 🇧🇩 172,615,149
Russia 🇷🇺 144,540,197
Mexico 🇲🇽 128,273,116

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An amateur scientist named Tim Friede is immune to snake venom that would otherwise kill a person.

In the last two decades, he has received over 200 bites from various deadly snakes, causing him to develop a natural immune response to the venom. He has even survived the bite of a sub-Saharan Black Mamba, which is considered to be one of the most venomous snakes on the planet.

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