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The Mexican Drug Cartels made a combined estimate of $29 billion dollars in 2010, about the same as Google.
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⚡️Question of the Day
Which of these technologies is the newest?
Which of these technologies is the newest?
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22%
Television
62%
Laser
15%
Atomic Bomb
This is a red-shanked douc, aka “costume ape”, it’s sadly endangered & dubbed one of the most beautiful primates on earth.⠀
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Jehovah's Witnesses don't celebrate birthdays, because the only two accounts of birthday parties in the Bible ended in murder.
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A Dutch artist created a cloud in the middle of a room by balancing tempreature, humidity and lightning.
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⚡️Question of the Day
What colour does yellow and blue make?
What colour does yellow and blue make?
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28%
Orange
8%
Red
64%
Green
Back in the 1920s, a doctor known as Dr. Serge Voronoff believed that transplanting monkey testicles into a human would solve impotence.
His procedure became so popular that he had to open a monkey farm to keep up with demand.
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His procedure became so popular that he had to open a monkey farm to keep up with demand.
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Reindeers are so well-adapted to the Arctic winter, they are more likely to overheat than freeze in the cold.
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Alligators rarely suffer from infections because they have robust immune systems
Their blood is effective against 23 strains of bacteria, and can even destroy a significant amount of HIV.
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Their blood is effective against 23 strains of bacteria, and can even destroy a significant amount of HIV.
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In 2015, chaos erupted at Zimbabwe's annual Mr Ugly contest where the winner Mison Sere was deemed too handsome'.
The runner-up William Masvinu and his supporters said Mison Sere's ugliness wasn't natural since it was based on missing teeth. The winner took home $500.
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The runner-up William Masvinu and his supporters said Mison Sere's ugliness wasn't natural since it was based on missing teeth. The winner took home $500.
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Sea otters will hold hands while they're sleeping, so they don't drift apart.
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In France, it's illegal to publish photographs of handcuffed suspects until they've been convicted.
Doing so before a conviction is a threat to personal dignity; as they would appear to be guilty anyway.
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Doing so before a conviction is a threat to personal dignity; as they would appear to be guilty anyway.
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Bottega Veneta launches $2300 necklace that looks like a Phone Cord.
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⚡️Question of the Day
What is the largest state of the United States by area?
What is the largest state of the United States by area?
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52%
Alaska
7%
British Columbia
41%
California
You are more likely to survive a gunshot to the head than rabies (once the symptoms start).
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Independence from Britain is celebrated somewhere in the world, on average, once in every seven days.
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⚡️Question of the Day
How high above the ground is the basket in basketball?
How high above the ground is the basket in basketball?
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24%
8 feet (2.44m)
41%
9 feet (2.74m)
34%
10 feet (3.05m)
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