There’s a disease called Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis, which makes people allergic to exercise.

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Until the early 19th century, it was completely common for doctors to place their ear directly on a patient's exposed breast, in order to listen to the heartbeat.

The stethoscope had not been invented yet.

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People kiss at weddings because, kisses were used in ancient times to seal contracts.

In ancient Rome, the wedding kiss was more of a legal formality. Back then, marriage was considered a contract and the kiss was the “signature” that rendered the contract binding.

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There's a garden in the UK dedicated to 100 plants that can kill you.

Its only available to visit by booking a guided tour, and people have fainted walking around due to the fumes that some plants give off. Its classed as the most dangerous garden in the world.

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Nauru, a country in oceania, has the most overweight population in the world with over 95% of its population overweight.

Incidentally, it doesn’t have McDonald’s…

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A Man once landed in the Hospital after sniffing his own dirty socks.

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

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Japan is the only country in the world with more pets than children.

The country has just 17 million children under the age of 16, but almost 20 million cats and dogs.

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China has just one timezone (Beijing time) that covers the whole country.

In the westernmost provinces, the sun may not rise until 10am or set until midnight. The border with Afghanistan is the greatest border time change in the world.

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In November 2021, a student was reportedly sentenced to death in North Korea for smuggling copies of Netflix's “Squid Game” into the country. Six others who watched the show were sentenced to five years of hard labor.

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Ancient Greek athletes had their spleens removed to help them run faster.

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Sexsomnia, also called sleep sex, is a disorder in which sleeping people engage in sexual behaviors such as masturbation or initiating sex with another person.

Even if their eyes open and they make sexual noises, they are truly asleep and unaware of their behavior once they are awake.

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Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet (2M) away from a toilet, to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

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An estimated 50% of all gold ever mined on Earth came from a single plateau in South Africa: Witwatersrand.

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The earwax of Europeans and Africans is light to dark brown, sticky and moist. The earwax of Asians is colourless or grey, brittle and dry.

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The Nazis made butter from coal.

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

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India used to be the richest country in the world until the British invasion in the early 17th Century.

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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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