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Greater Bangkok, a sprawling metropolis with more than 10 million people, has just 1,300 homeless people, a 2016 survey found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Two-thirds of all US$100 bills are held outside the US.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Female sharks can store sperm for up to a year before using it to fertilise their eggs.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In an isolated village in the Dominican Republic, about 1 in 50 children are born appearing to be girls but grow male genitalia during puberty.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The eternal flame at Bullhead City, Arizona, only lasted until city officials received a US$961 gas bill. It has been relighted after complaints by veterans groups.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Most diamonds on the Earth's surface are between 1 and 3 billion years old.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The word ambisinistrous is the opposite of ambidextrous; it means ‘no good with either hand'.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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An estimated 150,000 people die in the UK every year because too few people can give first aid.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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From 1974 to 1976, Shirley Temple was U.S. Ambassador to Ghana.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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China is the world's largest consumer of red wine.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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At the beginning of WW2, the U.S. army was smaller than the army of Portugal.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 2015, Apple Inc. was worth more than Switzerland, Sweden or Nigeria.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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When Michelangelo was first offered the job of painting the Sistine Chapel he refused, considering himself a sculptor rather than an artist.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Klingon was the chosen language for the Welsh government in its response to queries about UFO sightings at Cardiff Airport.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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You can burn 20% more fat by exercising in the morning on an empty stomach.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Road traffic accidents kill more people around the world than malaria.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 2015, a Canadian man was arrested after tying more than 100 balloons to a garden chair and flying over the city of Calgary.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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There are about 50 million guns in Yemen, a country of 26 million people.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Scientists dip tampons in rivers to test for pollution.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Children who grow up learning to speak two languages are better at switching between tasks, according to a study.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 2013, Bill Gates admitted that the Ctrl+Alt+Delete command was a mistake, and should have been a single button.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Only half of American Christians can name the four Gospels.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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People who read books live an average of almost 2 years longer than those who do not read at all, a Yale research found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Working past age 65 is linked to longer life, a study found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The first heart transplant using a "dead heart" was performed by surgeons in Australia, in October 2014.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The loudest howler monkeys have the tiniest testicles, a study found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 2016, a Singaporean street food vendor was awarded a Michelin star.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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More people have died by taking selfies in 2015 than by shark attacks.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Eating too much meat can accelerate your body's biological age.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Sperm whales are the loudest animals on Earth. Their calls reach up to 230 decibels.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
