A Boy from Bangladesh was playing hide-and-seek and ended up in another country.

While playing hide-and-seek with his friends, Fahim chose a shipping container as his hiding spot. He fell asleep in there, and was found 6 days later in a Malaysian port.

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In 2010, officials in Tokyo went to congratulate the oldest man in the city on his 111th birthday, but instead found his skeletal remains on his bed.

He’d been dead for 30 years, but his family had kept it secret to continue collecting his pension money.

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The human brain has enough memory to hold three million hours of television. The brain's memory is 2.5 petabytes. You would have to leave the TV running continuously for more than 300 years to use up all that storage.

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The small village of Villar de Corneja, Spain celebrates the New Year at noon instead of midnight, as many of the residents are elderly and want to go to bed early. The tradition began in 2004.

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The Word ‘uncle’ comes from the Latin word ‘avunculus’, which literally means ‘little grandfather’.

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AI can now 'accurately' predict your death.

Researchers in Denmark and the US have created an AI system called life2vec, that can predict when someone will die with over 75% accuracy. 

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Countries with the Highest population of black people

1. Nigeria (221 million)

2. Ethiopia (123 million)

3. Brazil (110 million)

4. DR Congo (97 million)

5. Tanzania (64 million)

6. Kenya (57 million)

9. USA (47.2 million)

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It's possible for a woman to menstruate through their bellybutton; umbilical endometriosis.

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In 2004, Swedish authorities deployed emergency services to provide a "condom ambulance".

If you needed a condom urgently, you could call them for an emergency condom delivery.

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People tend to fall in love with the person who is more like your parents.

Some researchs found that men often favor women who resemble their mother when choosing mates. Similarly, the study showed that women prefer male faces that resemble their fathers. These findings were later reported in a 2002 New Scientist magazine article noscriptd “Like Father Like Husband."

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In 2020, human triphallia (having three penises) was reported for the first time in history.

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To prevent eye strain(fatigue of eyes), you should look away from your computer or phone every 20 minutes and gaze at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds.

It's called the '20-20-20' Rule. Don't forget to blink more often.

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The toy "teddy bear" got its name after the US president of the time, Theodore roosevelt was on a hunting trip, and refused to shoot a bear.

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