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Did you know that crabs wee through their eyes? That maidenhair moss is so called because Anglo-saxons thought it looked like pubes? That Albanians have 17 different words for moustache? Astound us with your utterly useless and obscure knowledge.

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Sloths, light, and electricity
Sloths are capable of swiping through steel soled boots with ease. Although normally as slow as a spack on morphine, they can produce sudden bursts of speed. Don't f*ck with the sloths!

In 2003, scientists managed to create a material dense enough to stop light mid-way through it, allowing them to observe static light.

There is a difference of 100 volts between your head and your feet.
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