Australian scientists have created a device that allows blind people to see.

The developed device is called Phoenix 99. It records images from an external camera and transmits them to the retina using a special bionic implant.

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You meet about 16 killers in your lifetime, but you don't know it.

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In England, in the 18th century, you could sell your wife at a fair.

Wife selling in England was a way of ending an unsatisfactory marriage that probably began in the late 17th century, when divorce was a practical impossibility for all but the very wealthiest. After parading his wife with a halter around her neck, arm, or waist, a husband would publicly auction  her to the highest bidder. 

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Japanese people aged over 70, work in places with high radiation. 

They do this to protect young people from exposure to radiation that takes 20-30 years for cancer to develop.

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The Same Height Party by Hans Hemmert in 1997.

The German Artist Who Threw A Party Where Everyone Saw Eye To Eye by wearing shoe extender, making everyone 6 1/2 feet (two meters) tall.

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Cucumber can actually cure bad breath.

Cucumbers, boost your mouth's saliva production & the photochemical kills the bacteria that causes bad breath which washes away odor-causing bacteria.

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California has a higher GDP than all of Africa combined.

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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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Divorce is illegal in Philippines. The only way to end a marriage is to die.

One way is annulment, which is extremely expensive and is rarely granted by judges and courts. 

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In 2006, China slaughtered 50,000 dogs after three people died of rabies.

Dogs being walked were seized from their owners and beaten to death on the spot. Owners were offered 63 USD cents per animal to kill their own dogs before the beating teams were sent in.

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AskHole is a person who constantly asks for your advice, then does the exact opposite.

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There is a flower that looks like a human skull.

The Antirrhinum majus commonly known as the snapdragon aka the dragon flower.

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Many types of fish protect their eggs from predators by carrying them in their mouth. They commonly swallow some by mistake.

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The lightning we see is caused by the electricity heating the air to 30,000°C (54,000°F) and turning it into plasma briefly.

The sound of thunder is also caused by the transformation of air to plasma, which makes the air expand incredibly quickly.

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In 1850, a cult gave 600 acres in Pennsylvania to God. It was later repossessed by the state because God did not pay his taxes.

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In 2001, Saddam Hussein offered $94 million in humanitarian aid to Americans living in poverty.

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Peeling an apple will remove 50% of its total fiber, and around 30% of its vitamin C.

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South Koreans can be punished for using cannabis in a country where it's legal upon return to South Korea.

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