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Isreali scientists invented a straw to protect you from date rape. A sensor that looks like a straw can detect if date rape drugs have been put in your drink, and flashes a tiny red light to warn you. Source

Over a 1/4 of Americans pray for their sports teams. According to a 2014 study, almost half of surveyed Americans believe God determines the winner, especially if it’s a football game. Source

Bicultural people may change their personality when they switch languages. According to a study, language unconsciously affects people’s interpretation of events. Women speaking Spanish were seen as more independent and assertive than women speaking English in similar situations. Source

If you’re in bed a lot, you might be lonely. Studies suggest that lonely people spend more time in their beds, even though they have trouble sleeping. Chronic loneliness can cause insomnia, as well as the need to get in bed without feeling tired. Source

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If you crack an egg in the ocean, it will remain intact. Divers went 60 ft underwater and found there’s enough pressure to hold the yolk and white of a cracked egg together as if it were still in its shell. Source

Camel’s humps do not store water. They are mounds of fat that allow them to travel through the desert for days without having to eat. If they use up their supply, the hump shrinks and falls to one side until they’ve rested and refueled. Source

In the Victorian era, there were special moustache cups for drinking tea. The cup kept men’s moustache wax out of the tea so it wouldn’t melt into their cup when they took a sip. Source

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The Winter Solstice is one of the oldest winter celebrations in the world, and is important in some cultures because it marks the annual re-birth of the sun. Each year crowds gather at Stonehenge, which is aligned so that you can view the solstice sunrise from the center of the monument.

Beijing’s pollution is so bad that people often stay indoors and children have to play sports inside of inflatable clean air domes. Many people dropped out of the 2014 Beijing marathon because their mask filters turned gray after a few miles. Researchers describe the atmosphere as nearly “uninhabitable for human beings.” Source

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Over 40% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, but only 8% achieve them. Deciding to ‘lose some weight’ sets you up for failure, but saying ‘I’m going to stop eating french fries for 2 months’ is something attainable. Approaching your goal in smaller steps is a more successful strategy. Source

Feeling rejected is not much different from actual pain. Studies of MRI scans have shown that the same areas of the brain that respond to physical pain also react to being hurt by rejection. As far as your brain is concerned, a broken heart is no different than a broken arm. Source

Cats get stressed out when you pet them. Studies show cats release hormones linked to anxiety when being pet, and the more petting they tolerate, the more stressed they are. Source

There’s a legendary “monster” in Iceland called the Yule Cat that eats anyone who doesn’t get new clothes for Christmas. Farmers used to warn their workers that the Yule Cat would come if they didn’t process the autumn wool. If they obeyed, they received new clothes. If not, they’d be eaten by the Yule Cat. Source

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The 2014 winter solstice was not the “longest night ever.” While the Earth’s rotation is slowing due to tidal friction, it has also sped upover the last 40 years in response to the redistributed mass from the loss of polar ice sheets. So the “longest night ever” was actually in 1912.

Suburban American households put out so many Christmas lights, they can be seen from space. NASA combined satellite images of U.S. cities (those that weren’t covered in snow) and found that America glows brighter the day after Thanksgiving and doesn’t quit until New Year’s Day. Source

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Every year, a wealthy Kansas City businessman known only as “Secret Santa” gives out $100,000 to random strangers. This year, he asked local police officers to do it. They turned on their sirens and pulled people over, then surprised them with money and brought many of them to tears.

Freerice.com is a charity website that quizzes you and donates 10 grains of rice to the World Food Programme each time you get a correct answer. Every question pertains to word definitions, so you get to play a game, keep your mind sharp, and help feed the hungry all at the same time. Source

As part of a charity stunt to protest Black Friday, Cards Against Humanity got 30,000 people to buy actual bullshit in a box. They made it clear that they were selling “literal feces, from a literal bull,” but still sold out. Their cow poop profits were donated to help end hunger and poverty. Source

While there are about 14 correct spellings of the Jewish holiday, ‘Chanukah,’ often used by traditionalists, was the most popular spelling on the Internet 5 years ago. Today, ‘Hanukkah’ has become mainstream because English speakers better understand how to pronounce it when it begins with an H. Source

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Men crave steak and women want chocolate because of American advertising. There are no biological reasons for either food to be gender specific. Studies have shown that women in outside countries don’t report having chocolate cravings (even during PMS), and men like or chocolate just as much.

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NASA just emailed a wrench to space. An astronaut working on the International Space Station needed a tool he didn’t have, so NASA designed one with computer software and emailed the file to him. He then used a 3D printer to create the first object ever designed on Earth and made in space.

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Soy sauce can kill you. A 19-year-old college student pledging a fraternity was dared to chug a quart of soy sauce and nearly died of hypernatremia, aka sodium poisoning. He was in a coma for 3 days, but eventually made a full recovery.

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A strong immune system won’t keep you from catching a cold. Your body attacking the virus causes inflammation in your nose and throat, but the virus itself is harmless. Buying immune boosting products is like turning up the heater when you’re already hot.

Reindeer make excellent “getaway cars.” In Siberia, people often use reindeer to escape from crime scenes. The Russian police are now asking to have their snowmobiles replaced with reindeer. Source

You burn fat when you breathe. When the body breaks down fat compounds during exercise, a portion of it turns into carbon dioxide and leaves your body through your lungs each time you exhale. Source

You can train your brain to slow down time by noticing more details. Humans process the world in 3-second increments, and cramming more stimuli into those seconds makes time seem slower - the way everything slows down when you’re about to crash your car, but you can lose a whole day watching YouTube. Source

99% of teachers spend $500-$1,000 of their own money each year on class materials. Adoptaclassroom.org and Donorschoose.org are charities that let you donate to classrooms, and teachers update you with pictures to show how your money was used. Source

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In simulation, people are much quicker to shoot black men. Researchers created an online game where the player is a cop with the goal of “shooting” pictures of men holding a gun. Players of all races routinely shot black men more quickly, and were more likely to shoot an unarmed black man on accident.

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Whether you’re naughty or nice depends on your name. A website that tracks the behavior of school children made a list of the best and worst of 2014. Jacob, Daniel, Thomas, Amy, Emma, and Grace were the names of the nicest children, and Joseph, Jake, Cameron, Ella, Bethany, and Laura were all pretty naughty. Source