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Finland is the world's happiest country, according to the 2019 World Happiness Report.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE -
Vanilla beans are the product of the world's only fruit-producing orchid, the Vanilla planifolia.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Cats display the same main attachment styles as babies and dogs, a study found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Until the early 19th century, Australia was best known as "New Holland".♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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More than 60% of U.S. smokers have unsuccessfully tried to stop smoking in the past year, a 2017 study found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Drinking more coffee may reduce risk of developing gallstones, a 2019 study found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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20 prisoners were executed in the United States in 2019.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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People develop first impressions of you in a tenth of a second.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The pressure to feel upbeat can make you feel downbeat. Embracing your darker moods is better in the long-run, psychology researchers found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Millionaires who have earned their wealth are moderately happier than those who inherited it, a 2018 psychology study found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Childhood bullying can cause lifelong psychological damage, including depression, anxiety, social withdrawal and severe trust issues.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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George Washington moved his slaves in and out of Pennsylvania every 6 months to avoid them taking advantage of a law whereby slaves residing in the state longer than that could claim freedom.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Asteroid 5535 Annefrank was named in Anne Frank's honour in 1995, after having been discovered in 1942.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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McDonald's buys about 2 billion eggs every year for their U.S. restaurants alone.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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1 billion hoursof video are watched on YouTube every day.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Latin had about 800 obscene words; English has only about 20.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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People who eat dark chocolate are less likely to be depressed, a large study found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A 2018 study of Hitler's teeth, held in Moscow, claims to prove he died after taking cyanide and shooting himself in the head in 1945.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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France still does not recognise North Korea, along with Japan and South Korea.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Israel used piracy laws as the basis for prosecuting Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The fastest a dolphin can swim near the surface is 33.5 mph (54 km/h).♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Enric Marco, a Catalan mechanic, was a prominent public face of Spanish survivors of the Holocaust for decades, until his story was revealed to be a lie.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Netflix is responsible for 15% of global Internet traffic.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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About 20% of the world's tech founders are immigrants, even though immigrants only make up about 4 percent of the world's population.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 1924, half the cars in the world were Fords.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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During Elvis Presley's childhood, the family often relied on help from neighbors and government food assistance.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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No one knows what Machu Picchu was used for, but some believe it was a royal estate or a secret ceremonial center.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 4 of the 5 largest cities in the U.S., it's cheaper to rely on Uber than to own a car, a 2018 report found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Latin America is the most unequal region in the world. In 2014 the richest 10% of people in Latin America had amassed 71% of the region's wealth.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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People who think their opinions are superior to others may be most prone to overestimating their relevant knowledge and ignoring chances to learn more, a study found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
