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Self surgery

On January 17, 2012.

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Leonid Rogozov performed surgery on himself, removing his appendice without anesthetics, using a mirror.
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Sonic Hedgehog

On January 10, 2012.

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Sonic Hedgehog is a signaling molecule in the brain. Researchers named the gene after the cartoon character.

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blood-pressure

On August 11, 2011.

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The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.

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dfd

On August 9, 2011.

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Donald Duck’s middle name is ‘Fauntleroy.’

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cat-ear

On August 8, 2011.

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A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

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chirps

On August 5, 2011.

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If you count the number of times a cricket chirps in one minute, divide by 2, add 9 and divide by 2 again, you would have the correct ambient temperature in celcius degrees.

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anorexia

On August 2, 2011.

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Anorexia is more common for people born in springtime!

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chocolate

On July 31, 2011.

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Chocolate is a vegetable.

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bird-survive

On July 28, 2011.

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To survive, every bird must eat at least half its own weight in food each day.

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flush

On July 25, 2011.

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There were flush toilets in 2000 B.C.

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cat-mail

On July 23, 2011.

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In 1879, a mail service in Belgium employed 37 cats to carry bundles of letters to villages around the town of Liege, this experiment was shorted-lived as the cats proved thoroughly undisciplined.

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aa

On July 20, 2011.

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American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.

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pepi

On July 18, 2011.

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Egyptian Pharaoh Pepi II reigned for over 90 years!

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alaska-beach

On July 15, 2011.

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More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska.

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crime

On July 12, 2011.

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In Texas, a recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.

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door-break

On July 12, 2011.

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To break a door give it a well-placed kick or two to the lock area. Slamming against it with your shoulder is not usually as effective as kicking with your foot, your foot exerts more force, and you will be able to direct the force toward the area of the locking mechanism more succinctly.

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birds

On July 12, 2011.

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In Utah, birds have the right of way on all highways.

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bat-turn

On July 12, 2011.

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Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

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big-bang

On July 11, 2011.

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The Big Bang Theory: God Spoke and BANG! it happened.

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Con

On July 11, 2011.

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Con as in con man is an abbreviation for confidence.

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