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Johnny Depp could face up to 10 years in prison for bring his dogs into Australia undeclared.

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Humans want coffee slightly less than sex and a bit more than alcohol, according to a study.

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Studies show that multi-racial people tend to identify more with the minority part of their identity.

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If they are raised to identify with their complex racial heritage, multi-racial people can have higher self-esteem than monoracial people.

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Rebecca Black's "Friday" music video has been watched more times than there are Fridays in recorded history.

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Squinting helps you see because it focuses the light coming into your eyeball directly on the fovea, which is responsible for seeing detail.

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“Defenestration” is the act of throwing someone out a window.

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In ancient China, people feared pandas and believed that their fur could ward off ghosts.

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It is thought that up to 46% of the Irish population carry the recessive redhead gene.

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A Pew survey found that 85% of respondents called alone time "important," with 55% of them considering it "very important."

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A U.S. survey has revealed that smokers are 60 percent less likely to vote than nonsmokers.

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Oxytocin, the "love hormone," has been shown to inhibit men already in relationships from approaching other attractive women.

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“Tom and Jerry” was a British slang term from the 1800’s, meaning “to fight and cause trouble”.

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The use of thin models in advertising alienates up to 70% of those who view the ad, studies show—many people prefer a different body type.

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Cold weather kills 20 times as many people as hot weather, according to an international study.

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There are 4 types of drunks: Nice drunks, mean drunks, introverts that turn extroverted when drunk, and drunks who retain mental faculties.

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Mr. T's gold collection is worth around $123,480.

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Mr. T's iconic "I pity the fool!" line came from his role in Rocky III, when his character states," “No, I don’t hate Balboa, but I pity th…

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Metathesiophobia - Fear of things and or people changing.

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Salty and spicy snacks can be used as antidepressants. The pleasure centers in your brain make you crave them more.