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CANNABIS
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STOMACH
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TREADMILL
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TORTOISE
In 1997, Australian scientists announced an important discovery concerning the Fitzroy River tortoise, Rheodytes leukops:... MORE

FLEMING
The author of the James Bond books, Ian Fleming, was the son of Valentine Fleming,... MORE

WYCLIFFE
The religious reformer John Wycliffe died in 1384 of natural causes. Despite this, he was... MORE

SHEEP
With 155 mentions in the Old Testament and 45 in the New, sheep are the... MORE

INSURANCE
The world's first insurance company was the Insurance Office, also known as the Fire Office,... MORE

CENTAUR
According to the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius, a centaur is impossible since horse and... MORE

JOHNSON S
In his Dictionary of the English Language, Samuel Johnson defines lexicographer as "A writer of... MORE

WISDOM
The comedian and actor Norman Wisdom is the only person to have been awarded the... MORE

SLAVES
Before the abolition of slavery, Brazil had more slaves than any other country in North... MORE

DNA
We share 70% of our DNA with a slug and 98.4% with a chimpanzee.... MORE

ACCIDENTS
Research in the USA has shown that the average American is more likely to die... MORE

CALENDAR
According to the International Standard Organisation's ISO 8601, week 1 of any year is the... MORE