It might be hard to see with your naked eye, but everyone you pass by every day is literally glowing.

The human body emits a small quantity of visible light ("visible" in the technical sense—the illumination is about 1,000 times less intense than levels of light that we would actually be able to see).

Researchers in Japan used a special camera to track this glow and found that it fluctuates throughout the day, with the body emitting its lowest levels of light around 10 a.m. and highest at around 4 p.m., a rhythm the scientists attribute to the changes in one's metabolism.

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It is impossible to catch a cold at the North and South Poles.

And you can't get the flu. The reason is obvious: it is so cold at the poles that ordinary viruses simply do not survive there.

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Scientists have created synthetic human embryos using stem cells, in a groundbreaking advance that sidesteps the need for eggs or sperm.

Scientists say these model embryos, which resemble those in the earliest stages of human development, could provide a crucial window on the impact of genetic disorders and the biological causes of recurrent
miscarriage.

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The World record for longest handshake is 43 hours and 35 minutes.

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In 1996, a store manager in California robbed the store, reported the robbery, and then gave a detailed denoscription of the ‘suspect’ to the sketch artist.

When the police pointed out to him that the ‘suspect’ looked exactly like him, the man confessed.

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Coffee was originally discovered in Ethiopia in the 9th century, by a goat herder, who noticed that his goats became more energetic after eating berries from a certain tree.

He tried the berries himself and discovered their stimulating effects.

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A Cyberchondriac is someone who scours the internet looking for details of their illnesses.

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Smiling lessons are now available for people in Japan, following three years of government recommendations that people wear masks.

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Lobsters have clear blood. Most of us are well aware that lobster shells change color when exposed to heat, but the sea creatures' blood is also intriguing.

Lobster blood is initially clear and turns blue when it hits oxygen.

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In 2016, a Somalian suicide bomber brought explosives onto a commercial flight with the intent of blowing up the plane.

Twenty minutes after takeoff, the explosives detonated and blasted a hole in the side of the plane.

The bomber was instantly sucked out and ended up being the only fatality.

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Castration prevents male pattern baldness, as long as it's done before any hair is lost.

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Crowds at one Louisiana State University football game once cheered so loudly that it registered as an earthquake on a local seismograph.

The game, which took place between LSU and Auburn University, took place in front of a crowd of 79,431 fans at LSU's Tiger Stadium. The crowd's reaction to the game's final pass registered as an earthquake by a seismograph located around 1,000 feet from the stadium. A seismologist noticed the reading the next day and the game went down in LSU history as the "Earthquake Game."

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Dragonflies have six legs but can't walk.

Despite having six legs like other insects, a dragonfly's legs are too weak for them to walk on for lengthy amounts of time.

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@SHOCKINGFACT Wishes you a peaceful and happy Eid Al Adha. May this celebration bring joy and happiness to you and your family!!!!

There’s a village in the Netherlands with no streets, only canals

Venice isn’t the only town that gets around mainly by boat. Within Giethoorn Village in the Netherlands, there are no streets, only footpaths and over 6km of canal.

The picturesque village is filled with rustic cottages and surrounded by tall trees — just like a fairytale! Visitors can either kayak through the scenic neighbourhood or ride a bike on the footpaths.

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