During the Bronze Age, in a territory that is now Russia, there was a right of passage for boys to become warriors which involved killing their own dogs.
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Source: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130514-dogs-sacrifice-initiation-rite-russia-archaeology-science/
Pop and Rock stars suffer a mortality rate of 1.7x the average adult in the 25 years after the prime of their career.
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Source: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/seriouslyscience/2014/04/16/study-determines-average-survival-rate-pop-stars/
The tobacco hornworm (Manduca Sexta) uses the nicotine from the tobacco it eats to produce bad breath to deter predators.
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Source: https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2013/12/30/caterpillars-bad-breath-scares-off-predators/
Our urine contains over 3000 different chemical compounds. The full list can be found in the Urine Metabolome Database.
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Source: https://www.livescience.com/39453-urine-chemical-composition.html
The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics opening ceremony was watched by over a billion people. It’s the first sporting event to reach that landmark viewership level.
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NASA estimated the near earth asteroid Eros contains precious metals including gold and platinum worth $20,000 billion.
Salmon have an incredibly good sense of smell which they use to return to the same stream to spawn. It is 1000x better than a dog’s sense of smell.
A 2014 study found that for high-end, luxury brands, authentically snobby and rude sales staff resulted in higher sales.
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Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140429085627.htm
In the 1967 mayoral election in Picoaza, Ecuador, the foot powder brand Pulvapies won the election with is advertising slogan “Vote for any candidate, but if you want well-being and hygiene, vote for Pulvapies.”
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