In 2014, a 12-year-old boy from a small village in the French Alps devised an unusual way to skip his appointment.

He claimed he was taken by someone on his way to the dentist, even giving detailed denoscriptions of the "person" and their vehicle.

The story prompted a full investigation that lasted a month, with police reviewing security footage and searching for leads. As doubts arose, they questioned the boy further, and he eventually confessed-he made the whole thing up to avoid the appointment.

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At around 50 feet underwater, humans reach negative buoyancy and naturally sink.

Freedivers call this the "freefall" stage, where they stop swimming and let gravity pull them deeper.

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While snorkeling in South Africa, a man was accidentally swallowed by a Bryde's whale but was quickly spat out unharmed when the whale realized he was too large to swallow.

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In Japan, "inemuri, or sleeping on the job, is culturally accepted as a sign of hard work and commitment.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger, captivated by the military Humvee, persuaded AM General to produce a civilian version.

In 1992, the Hummer H1 was released, with Schwarzenegger purchasing the first two units.

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THERE'S A SLEEPING CONTEST IN SPAIN WHERE YOU CAN WIIN $1,000 BY NAPPING FOR 20 MINUTES.

Spain's annual siesta contest brings together sleepy competitors eager to showcase their napping skills in a public shopping mall.

Participants curl up with pillows and stuffed animals, donning quirky sleepwear as they tried to doze off amid the noise of wailing babies and blaring pop music.

A doctor monitors their sleep using a
pulse-measuring device, awarding points for
duration, snoring, and amusing sleep positions

The first ever champion in 2010 was a 47-year-old construction worker who slept for 18 minutes and proudly celebrated his victory.

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“Witzelsucht” is a set of rare neurological symptoms characterized by a tendency to make puns, or tell inappropriate jokes or pointless stories in socially inappropriate situations.

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1 in 2500 women during delivery refuse to acknowledge that they are pregnant.

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Standing like a superhero for as little as two minutes changes our testosterone and cortisol levels, increases our appetite for risk, causes us to perform better in job interviews, and generally configures our brains to cope well in stressful situations.

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There are colors that are too complex for the human eye called “Impossible Colors.”

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Chinese government takes its officials and members of their families on prison tours on a regular basis to give officials an introduction to what awaits them if they should engage in corruption.

The tours include meet-and-greets with former government officials who were caught for corruption.

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The only African Country that doesn't celebrate Independence Day is Ethiopia.

Ethiopia is the only African country to not be colonized. They successfully defeated Italy at the Battle of Adwa. They are celebrating that Victory day today!

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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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French gangsters in the early 1900s used a weapon known as the "Apache revolver" that functioned as a revolver, a knife, and brass knuckles.

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Olivia Farnsworth, a UK teenager has a rare chromosome 6 deletion causing her to not feel pain, hunger, or fatigue. She is the only known person with all three symptoms.

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Philo Farnsworth, who invented electronic television, was disheartened by its applications, believing it hadn't met his educational goals.

But on July 20, 1969, while watching Neil Armstrong's moonwalk live, he told his wife, "Pem, this has made it all worthwhile."

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Coffee makes the end of your intestine start contracting, like you are prepping for poop even if you have none. That why so many people want to poop after.

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The bite of the Brazilian wandering spider can cause a prolonged erection lasting several hours.

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Two teenagers from Woodlands Texas, created a device to filter toxic microplastics from water and won $50,000 for their innovation.

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Studies show that night owls outperform early risers in cognitive tasks.

Research on 26,000 people revealed that late sleepers scored higher in intelligence, reasoning and memory tests.

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