File-sharing is an official religion in Sweden.

A "Church" whose central belief is the right to file-share, has been formally recognised by the Swedish government.

Kopimism who believe that copying information is a sacred virtue, and was founded by Isak Gerson, a 19-year-old philosophy student.

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Have you heard about a Brain Teeth?

A four-month-old baby had a brain tumor removed that revealed numerous full-grown teeth. The benign mass, a craniopharyngioma, evolved from embryonic cells.

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In the Fujian province of China, they spotted a blue tiger with black strippes.

The Maltese tiger, also called the blue tiger, is considered to very rare & belived to be extinct, but is claimed to inhabit the region of Fujian Province of China.

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New year's Day is the official birthday of everyone in Bhutan.

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An altered state of consciousness can be achieved by staring into someone's eyes for 10 minutes.

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In 2019, a 31-year-old North Carolina man named Aaron Smith created and launched a new dating app called singularity. But there was a catch, he was the only guy on it. He banned all other men from joining.

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Before 1940, there was a profession called knocker ups in Britain, whose sole purpose was to wake people up so they aren't late for work.

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Strippers are sometimes hired to perform at funerals in China.

Strippers are used to boost funeral attendances, because large crowds are seen as a mark of honour for the deceased & also as a sign of wealth. The practice also could be linked to a "worship of reproduction".

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The concept of contact lenses was conceived in 1823 and was realized in 1887. The original lenses weren't meant for sight correction. Instead they were used to protect diseased eyes.

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There is a mobile app that shows what women look like without makeup.

A Russian app developer named Ashot Gabrelyanov has invented an app called “Makeapp” that can show what women really look like without makeup.

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More boys are born during times of war & stress no one knows why, the phenomenon is called "Returning soldier effect".

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The Yoruba people have the highest likelihood of producing twins in the world. The probability is linked to their consumption of a type of yam which releases a hormone that can cause the ovaries to release an egg from each side.

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The World's oldest bank still in operation is Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, which was founded in 1472.

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In 1971, Soviet engineers working in the Turkmenistan desert set a hole on fire which was full of natural gases.

The engineers expected the flames to burn out within a few days. However, 52 years on, “The Door to Hell” is still burning today.

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A Scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days. This is enabled by their modified lungs, which are known as book lungs.

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A 2014 case study found out that, you are three times more likely to be bitten by Luis Suarez if you play a football match against him, than you are being bitten by a shark in the ocean.

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