"There is a genetic disorder that causes a constant feeling of starvation. Left unchecked, sufferers of Prader-Willi Syndrome can eat until their stomachs rupture."
"During World War II, prisoners of war in Canada were treated so nicely that they didn’t want to leave Canada when released."
"The Splinter Cell, H.A.W.X, EndWar and Ghost Recon novels are written by various authors under the pseudonym “David Michaels”."
"In 2005, the Italian Prime Minister, Berlusconi, insulted Finnish cuisine and joked that Finns ate “marinated reindeer”. In 2008, Finland won an international pizza contest, beating Italy. The name of the winning pizza was “Pizza Berlusconi” which was made of smoked reindeer."
"In 2005, the family of a missing farmer confessed to having killed the man, hacked the body into pieces and fed those to the family’s animals. Four years later, his body was found intact in a river behind the wheels of his car."
"About 8 % of the human DNA is made up of ancient viruses that used to infect us."
"The average height of European male has grown by 11cm in just over a century."
"This year, Star Wars was translated into Navajo, becoming the first major motion picture to be translated into any Native American language."
"The death star trench sequence in Star Wars was inspired by the RAF dam busting missions during World War 2. "
"Up to 70% of people will experience a hypnagogic jerk when falling asleep. A hypnagogic jerk is involuntary muscle spasm that occurs as a person is drifting off to sleep. The phenomenon is so named in reference to the hypnogogic state – the transitional period between wakefulness and sleep."
"Beaver’s teeth are coated with iron, hence they are orange in color."
"The US gas guzzler tax that was designed to discourage fuel-inefficient vehicles only applies to cars, but not SUVs, trucks, and vans, since they were rarely used as passenger cars when the law was passed in 1978. The law has since not been updated to reflect modern times."
"A mother’s body will adjust to regulate the temperature of a baby held on her chest. If she’s holding twins, each breast will independently adjust the temperature."
"There are Easter eggs for the blind. They beep so children are able to hunt for them."
"The record for most miles driven by a single car is held by a man named Irv Gordon’s whose 1966 Volvo P1800 has reached 3 million miles this year. He has owned the car since new and still drives it at age 74."
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