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2023-10-28 11:05:16 Not only is it possible for women to get pregnant while already pregnant, but they can also get pregnant from two men at the same time.

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2023-10-27 14:40:01 In Ancient Rome, condemned prisoners would be executed onstage when they needed "actors" for death scenes in theater performances.

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2023-10-26 19:45:07 A Californian couple named Helen & Les Brown were both born on December 31st, 1918. They married for 75 years and both lived to the age of 94 until they both died in 2013, one day apart.


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2023-10-24 09:10:01 In Egypt around 1500 B.C., a shaved head was considered the ultimate in feminine beauty. Egyptian women removed every hair from their heads with special gold tweezers and polished their scalps to a high sheen with buffing cloths.

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2023-10-22 15:25:02 A Chinese start-up has invented a long-distance kissing machine that transmits users kiss data collected through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips, which simultaneously move when replaying kisses received.

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2023-10-21 22:05:27 In the United States, a divorce takes place roughly every 13.2 seconds, totaling about 277 divorces per hour, 6,646 per day, 46,523 per week, and a staggering 2,419,196 per year, highlighting the prevalence of divorce in the society.

In the brief time it takes for a couple to exchange their wedding vows, which typically lasts about 2 minutes, approximately 9 divorces occur in the United States.

This means that during the average 5-hour wedding ceremony, roughly 1,385 divorces take place. The topic of divorce has received extensive attention, with numerous studies exploring various factors influencing
relationships and divorce rates.

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2023-10-21 14:21:46 Your chances of dying on the way to buying lottery tickets are higher than your chances of winning the lottery.

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2023-10-20 19:30:39 Spider fighting is a popular sport in the Philippines, Japan, and Sinagpore especially among children who can make money off it.

The fights that occur in the Philippines and in Japan are staged between females of various species of web weavers.

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2023-10-19 15:10:02 A Man named Jean-Claude Romand lied to his parents about passing the first and second year of medical examinations, despite never taking the exams. He never revealed the truth and continued to craft an elaborate lie.

For 18 years, his family and friends thought that he was a successful medical professional and researcher. When the truth was finally about to come out, he killed his wife, children, and parents.

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2023-10-18 19:05:20 During the victorian era, special cups were made to keep your moustache out of your tea.

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