Vampire deer

The water deer is a small deer species native to Korea and China, also can be found in Europe. Its prominent tusks, similar to those of musk deer, have led to both subspecies being colloquially named vampire deer.

Aside from their prominent tusks, the Chinese water deer appears harmless & use their tusks to fight off other bucks for potential mates and to protect themselves against predators.

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Eggplants contain nicotine!

If you're willing to eat around 20 eggplants at once, it's equivalent to as one cigarette. Also potato & tomato reportedly contain a small trace of nicotine.

Nicotine has been widely used as an insecticide both in plant and animal production.

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The decapitated head of a dead snake can still bite, even hours after death. These types of bites usually contain huge amounts of venom.

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When it gets too hot in Australia, the nectar in some flowers turns into alcohol, and the bees that get "drunk" begin stumbling around.

'Bouncer' bees at the hive won't let them in until they've sobered up.

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Australia has the largest population of wild camels in the world.

While Somalia has 6.2 million domesticated camels, the most in the world. Australia however has the most wild camels in the world, with around 1 million.

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By some estimates, there are about a million earthquakes a day, although most are too small to be felt.

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Finland is one of the strictest countries in the world when it comes to driving requirements

Drivers are required to learn basic car maintenance and must take two tests; one in summer conditions and another in winter conditions

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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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Xenoglossy refers to a phenomenon in which people begin to speak in other languages, not 'acquired by natural means'.

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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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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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Musicomania is a condition where a person's passion for music (or a song) becomes so strong, it prevents them from functioning properly.

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Between the 15th and 18th centuries in parts of Europe including the UK, it was common to place the body of a dead cat into the walls of a new house for luck.

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The World record for the longest time handcuffed to another human is 123 days.

It was achieved by a couple who kept breaking up, and then getting back together and wanted to save their relationship. After the handcuffing, they swore never to get back together again.

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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history.

Spades - King David
Clubs - Alexander the Great
Hearts - Charlemagne
Diamonds - Julius Caesar

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In 1980, Marvel released the address where Peter Parker lived in the comics. There was an embarrassment, since the address existed in reality, and the owner of this house was a family with the surname Parker.

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