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I get winded from walking to the grocery store... I don't know how he did it. https://t.co/mZNvxnbC0D

I get winded from walking to the grocery store... I don't know how he did it. https://t.co/mZNvxnbC0D

This is why I don't go in the ocean... https://t.co/tGOxXh7BHa

"The Incredibles" was the first Pixar movie comprised only of computer-generated human beings.

The town of Dildo in Newfoundland has an annual festival, Dildo Days, which is led by their mascot, Captain Dildo.

The probability of you being born was about 1 in 400 trillion.

This dog has become a monk! https://t.co/HZgzmRIBZz

This dog has become a monk! https://t.co/HZgzmRIBZz

They messed with the wrong one... https://t.co/9nhtcELpit

At over 200°F, the Amazon's Boiling River is not at boiling point, but it's hot enough to poach an egg—and kill anything that falls into it.

This is how the human face forms in the womb... https://t.co/16Rgr5WhUy

This is how the human face forms in the womb... https://t.co/16Rgr5WhUy

To ease an upset stomach, only drink warm, flat ginger ale—the carbonation, the acidity, and the cold of a fresh soda will make it worse.

In Spanish, the word "esposas" means both "handcuffs" and "wives" and it isn't a coincidence.

Takes notes* https://t.co/DeqBsfNhM7

Happy World Poetry Day!

A study found that homeless youth with pets are less likely to engage in potentially harmful behavior and generally less depressed.

Narcissistic and psychopathic people are not as good at manipulating others online as they are in person, research shows.

Any meteor brighter than Venus in the night sky is called a fireball—the appearance of fireballs can increase by 30% at the start of spring.

This is why I prefer to go see things in person... https://t.co/81v2QkgRVF

Genghis Khan killed so many people that forests grew and 700 million tons of carbon dioxide were scrubbed from the atmosphere.

In 1999, a Michigan man received a $75 ticket from a police officer for swearing within earshot of a woman and her child.

According to UK study, around 1 in 20 people surveyed say that they have experienced lasting negative effects from therapy.

FYI https://t.co/TBM0emlpdF

FYI https://t.co/TBM0emlpdF

It might take a few seconds to figure out what's actually going on here... https://t.co/bJFCeU3k8c

Patients who have actually undergone a root canal are six times less likely to describe it as painful as someone who hasn’t.

In Ancient Rome, actors were frowned upon, prohibited from testifying in a court of law and were denied the legal protections of citizens.

Adults in Japan who follow the country's government-recommended dietary guidelines have a 15% lower risk of dying than those who don't.

Amazonian speakers of NheengatĂş use gestures to describe time, pointing at where the sun would be in the sky to say a specific time of day.

This is pretty much me whenever my friends have food and I want some... https://t.co/BenAi6IpkJ

RT UberFacts: Keep this thing away from me. https://t.co/6QFQYfIssL

When you stand up too fast and get dizzy, gravity has caused some of your blood to collect in your legs, depriving your brain of oxygen.

RT UberFacts: Keep this thing away from me. https://t.co/6QFQYfIssL

A study found that only a third of U.S. drivers' favorite routes minimize travel time.

A Harvard study suggests that faces look more attractive when you’re paying more attention to them.

Queen Elizabeth uses her handbag to send secret signals to her staff when she needs help getting out of a conversation with someone.

Worth a shot... https://t.co/01a9Cr9ybH

Studies show those who don't eat breakfast, or eat it only sometimes, are twice as likely to be overweight as those who eat two breakfasts.

There’s a fountain in Italy that dispenses free wine, 24-7.

The more an individual believes in TV portrayals of romance, the less likely they are to be committed to their relationships, studies show.

A popular Norwegian adage says,"There’s no bad weather, just bad clothing choices."

Twitter lets us know what marriage is all about. https://t.co/TqIN7LGEXL

Facebook data found that 24.7 percent of same-gender twins enter similar professions.

According to a study, only about 14 percent of people with lifetime marijuana use disorder receive treatment.

80% of the world's opioids are consumed by the United States.

“Mr. Hot Wing,” a goldfish born with no lower jaw bone, has a veterinarian-created brace that keeps his jaw open while eating and breathing.

Eats 20. https://t.co/DjedA8s7Nz

7,000 of New York City's subway cars were painted all white in 1981 in an effort to stop graffiti—it had the opposite effect.

According to a report, 51% of Americans do not comment on online news stories and also do not read the comments on those news stories.

Researchers have found that premature babies are infected with drug-resistant bacteria when given antibiotics, making them prone to illness.

According to a study, mindfulness meditation reduces physical pain more effectively than placebos.

Researchers have found that you're likely to eat less if you're more conscious of the sound your food makes while you're eating.

I will say, it took some work for me to keep it together while reading this: https://t.co/pvLe2FXdY6

Well, damn... https://t.co/qjzQvxLLTi

Well, damn... https://t.co/qjzQvxLLTi

Active Instagram users are more likely to attend concerts, DJ showcases, festivals, and coffee shop gigs than the average U.S. population.

People want to be able to shoot bears while they hibernate in their dens, but you can stop it. (via dodo) https://t.co/c0nqnYHdN7

People want to be able to shoot bears while they hibernate in their dens, but you can stop it. (via dodo) https://t.co/c0nqnYHdN7

RT UberFacts: Keep this thing away from me. https://t.co/6QFQYfIssL

RT UberFacts: Keep this thing away from me. https://t.co/6QFQYfIssL

Millennials are 40% more likely to not have retirement savings than Gen Xers and 50% more likely than people age 55 and over.

Now THIS is my kind of party. https://t.co/QYC4Dza7kn

If the world consisted of 100 people, 21 would be overweight, 63 would be healthy, 15 would be malnourished, and 1 would be starving.

In the 1910s, radium—now known to be radioactive and carcinogenic—was sold as a health tonic.

A Nielsen study found that Instagram users are two times more likely to pay for music streaming than the general U.S. population.

Art Spiegelman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning artist, worked on the original line of Garbage Pail Kids trading cards.

My heart can't handle this. https://t.co/XHIXSY5l9H

It's also the first day of Spring! #InternationalDayofHappiness https://t.co/UbCGrB8770

It's also the first day of Spring! #InternationalDayofHappiness https://t.co/UbCGrB8770

It's also the first day of Spring! #InternationalDayofHappiness https://t.co/UbCGrBpHYy

It's also the first day of Spring! #InternationalDayofHappiness https://t.co/UbCGrBpHYy

According to a U.S. survey, women are 27 percent more likely to have nothing in their retirement savings accounts compared to men.

With every 1-millimeter increase in a frog's body size, the frog becomes 2.8 percent more likely to eat other frogs.

The main cast of "The Godfather" had family dinners where they couldn't break character, which organically established their roles.

realDonaldTrump If it's all fake, you have nothing to worry about! Happy Monday!

Just a reminder that animals have feelings... https://t.co/u9bMERUTU0

In Vietnam, tapping your chopsticks on your bowl is frowned upon because the noise is believed to attract hungry ghosts.

From 1887 up until 1950, U.S. weather forecasters were forbidden from attempting to predict tornados.

While hiking, Israeli Laurie Rimon found a Roman coin that is almost 2,000 years old and only the second of its kind found in the world.

On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima doctors figured out what kind of bomb had been dropped when their x-ray film was exposed by the radiation.

They should all get their money back... https://t.co/y8v2RcHus0

Walt Whitman anonymously published fawning reviews of his poetry collection, "Leaves of Grass," in order to boost sales.

Ancient Romans used urine to clean their togas—the ammonia helped dissolve grease.

According to a recent study, familiarity with robotic movie characters may help ease fears of robots in older adults.

In 1987, Kenneth Parks killed his mother-in-law, assaulted his father-in-law, and drove to the police station to confess—in his sleep.

This just warmed me... https://t.co/l3dsO5Jmdg

Your chances of creating a perfect March Madness bracket are the same as your favorite NFL team winning the Super Bowl for the next 13 years

Research shows that people who hold conservative versus liberal perspectives differ in everyday thinking processes and problem solving.

New research suggests that more than 13 million Americans could become climate refugees by 2100.

Modern English-speakers would have to travel back to about 1000 A.D. for their own language to become something they wouldn't recognize.

In case you're not sure if you have a heart, this will help you find out... https://t.co/ZSW998fkzU

The odds of a roulette wheel hitting the same number seven times in a row are one in three billion.

If the world consisted of 100 people, 31 would be Christians, 23 would be Muslims, 15 would be Hindus, and 7 would be Buddhists.

In South Korea, the Sega Genesis was known as the "Super Aladdin Boy."

Your chances of creating a perfect March Madness bracket are the same as an MLB pitcher striking out 21 batters in a row in one game.

Well... This just ruined something I enjoy: https://t.co/gP8XSqTwK3

When actor Patrick Stewart saw an X-Men comic book for the first time, he asked, "What am I doing on the front of a comic book?"

Instagram users spend 42% more money on music annually and spend 30% more time weekly listening to music than the general U.S. populace.

The radiation levels at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant are so high that the robots sent to remove the plant's melted fuel rods have died.

No one, including late Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi, knows what the name "Nintendo" means.

Or maybe he was just Picasso and wound up as a painter... https://t.co/WPyuY0WMID

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This is why they make your tongue feel rough and tingly... https://t.co/TpTllxPLii https://t.co/rNRyhNNjxM

This is why they make your tongue feel rough and tingly... https://t.co/TpTllxPLii https://t.co/rNRyhNNjxM

Hardcore. https://t.co/zlmPI95LBW

Hardcore. https://t.co/zlmPI95LBW

If Disney characters were parents... https://t.co/C5Lc5vZelf

It's a trap. https://t.co/QaTBCidgET

It's a trap. https://t.co/QaTBCidgET

It's not really a nice "gift" https://t.co/TpTllxPLii https://t.co/CwsgRrnTXo

It's not really a nice "gift" https://t.co/TpTllxPLii https://t.co/CwsgRrnTXo

Oh my... https://t.co/NxQg84YU9v

Oh my... https://t.co/NxQg84YU9v

They do a little poop dance... https://t.co/5rMDQv8OFF

They do a little poop dance... https://t.co/5rMDQv8OFF

Throw some of that my way? https://t.co/Uwf6hKKwpx

Necessary https://t.co/VZ62yqcDFH

Necessary https://t.co/VZ62yqcDFH

Necessary https://t.co/VZ62yqcDFH

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I see... I see... https://t.co/TpTllxPLii https://t.co/DyZ02eTVoQ

I see... I see... https://t.co/TpTllxPLii https://t.co/DyZ02eTVoQ

I'd love to see this. https://t.co/jCUjKTp8Un

I'd love to see this. https://t.co/jCUjKTp8Un

Wow... This is rough. https://t.co/N2tYttoCxX

Okay... Who was it? https://t.co/e2bKvi4Dah

Okay... Who was it? https://t.co/e2bKvi4Dah

I wonder how they are now... https://t.co/hDZVvlAVZl

I wonder how they are now... https://t.co/hDZVvlAVZl

Humpback whales—which usually travel alone to Antarctica this time of year—have been feeding in groups of 200 off the coast of South Africa.

These dolls make this rescued chimp feel safe... (via dodo) https://t.co/IWiBuYQIgF

These dolls make this rescued chimp feel safe... (via dodo) https://t.co/IWiBuYQIgF

If you haven't updated already, you should... https://t.co/Dh30mqDIoj

New research has revealed that Democrats and Republicans are equally willing to admit when they’re wrong.

You can now own the entire town of Tiller, Oregon, for just $3.5 million.

RT UberFacts: This. Is. Lovely. https://t.co/b2matbSAVp

Internet porn pioneer Danni Ashe is the only woman in the world to appear on the cover of both the Wall Street Journal and Juggs magazine.

Since taking office, the President’s Mar-a-Lago trips have cost the federal treasury some $10 million—Meals on Wheels costs $306,000 a year.

Henry Ford—founder of the Ford Motor Company—spied on his employees at home to ensure they were living virtuously.

Chelsea Clinton is releasing a children's book called "She Persisted," which features 13 difference-making women from American history.

Korean group Six Bomb revealed the "before" and "after" of their plastic surgery through two music videos.

Donald Trump once kicked One Direction out of his hotel because they wouldn't wake up to meet his daughter.

According to new research, 87% of study respondents who played outside as kids expressed a continued love of nature as young adults.

A new study found that highly-skilled workers are more prone to mistakes when interrupted than their less experienced peers.

New research shows that people who eat 3-4 daily servings of veggies have a 12% lower risk of stress than those who eat 0-1 servings daily.

RT UberFacts: Keep this thing away from me. https://t.co/6QFQYfIssL

RT UberFacts: Keep this thing away from me. https://t.co/6QFQYfIssL

Water splashes when it hits something because a tiny layer of air trapped between liquid and surface prevents the drop from spreading.

The Tsimane people of the Amazon have the healthiest arteries in the world—one 80-year-old has the vascular age of a 50-year-old American.

In 2015, three women went blind after receiving an unproven stem cell treatment for progressive eye diseases at a Florida clinic.

A study found that narrow nostrils evolved in people from cold climates—their noses had to warm the air before it hit their lungs.

Elon Musk has offered South Australia $25 million worth of Tesla battery packs if he can't fix the state's chronic power issues in 100 days.

If you wanted to download the entire internet of 2016 using only iPhone 7s, you would need 8.6 billion iPhones.

The brain's claustrum was already suspected to be the center of consciousness, and scientists have just found 3 huge neurons attached to it.

Incredible. https://t.co/TpTllxPLii https://t.co/8HgFZHuMvm

Incredible. https://t.co/TpTllxPLii https://t.co/8HgFZHuMvm

Oh! https://t.co/NBs5NUKdBE

Oh! https://t.co/NBs5NUKdBE

Oh! https://t.co/NBs5NUKdBE

Research reveals that when kids don’t receive an explanation-based answer, they’re more likely to re-ask their original question.

Research shows that 4% of the questions a 2-year-old asks are for explanations, while 5-year-olds ask for explanations 30% of the time.

In order to create the cover photo for Pink Floyd's album "A Momentary Lapse of Reason," 700 real beds were laid out on a California beach.

Carbonated drinks do not go flat faster if stored on their sides.

The word "fake" originated in 18th- and 19th-century England, as part of a jargon used by criminals to keep their activities a secret.

Around 8% of humans are believed to have a sternalis muscle, which runs along the sternum and over the pectorals and appears to be useless.

Rock and roll icon Chuck Berry has died at the age of 90. https://t.co/KegSP5ERv0

Rock and roll icon Chuck Berry has died at the age of 90. https://t.co/KegSP5ERv0

Taking notes and starting tomorrow... https://t.co/73QjKHRvka

Taking notes and starting tomorrow... https://t.co/73QjKI96IK

Half of all Japanese people and a third of Europeans are born without an Occipitalis minor, a muscle that moves the scalp slightly.

Pigception. Happy Saturday, everyone! https://t.co/6pmN5oyFRO

Pigception. Happy Saturday, everyone! https://t.co/6pmN5oyFRO

A new "body farm," or outdoor forensic research facility, is being built near Tampa, Florida—it will be one of seven in the U.S.