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Something that never gets boring is knowing random facts, as long as they are interesting, of course! If you’ve been looking for some nice ice-breakers or just fun conversation starters, arm yourself with cool, unbelievable, and fascinating facts.

Twins can be born several months apart. The ostrich's eyes are bigger than its brain. A baby's likely to have more than 5 fingers on its hand if one of its parents has the same condition. Your taste receptors won't work without saliva. And you still can hear how the Universe was created around 13.8 billion years ago! Are these real facts or old wives' tales? Let's figure it out!

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How to Know if a Girl Likes You. In case you have a crush on a girl, but you aren't sure if she feels the same and you don't want to embarrass yourself by asking her, this one is for you. It’s possible to find out if the girl of your interest is also into you by reading her body language and following some simple psychological tips. There are several sure signs that can help you figure out if your feelings are mutual.

-If a girl stands or sits in a way that keeps her torso turned toward you, this may indicate that she likes you. You're also a lucky guy if her feet are pointed in your direction.

-A girl who likes you will keep her eyes on you. However, as soon as you look back, her glance will dart away.

-If a girl brushes you when she passes by, touches your arm after you tell a joke, or places her hand on your shoulder, it's almost a sure sign of her attraction.

-If a girl mirrors your moves or even imitates you, this is a sure sign that she likes you. This phenomenon is called rapport.

-When a girl tries to draw your attention to her hair, she is most likely flirting with you.

-In most cases, when a girl likes you, she will smile a lot around you. Smiling indicates that she is happy in your presence.

-If you constantly hear from a girl how amazing your smile is, how unusual the color of your eyes seems, or how strong you look, be sure that she is into you.

-If her friends giggle or smile when they look at you, this may mean that the girl you like has told them that she has a crush on you.

-A girl may be too shy to tell you about her feelings, but she may invent different excuses to communicate with you either in real life or online.

-When a girl is into you, she will most likely try to impress you by dressing up. Perhaps her clothes will be fancier than necessary for an ordinary day.

-When a girl likes you but isn't sure if you like her back, she may intentionally create situations in which she’ll need your help.

-A girl who is interested in you might casually try to figure out your relationship status.

-You must watch the girl you like around other people. And only when you are certain that it's just you that she treats differently should you start to celebrate.

-It can be a good idea to take some steps of your own: smile at her to show her that you are happy to see her. If she returns your smile, she feels good being around you.

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Imagine you’re going on a hike with a few of your friends to the Grand Canyon. You’ve planned to spend the night, camp-like boy scouts, and most importantly, have fun. As you’re on the trail towards your destination, your fastest buddy is a few hundred feet ahead. Suddenly, you see him tripping, and just as he’s about to hit the ground, he vanishes into thin air, right in front of your eyes.  What would you do? Would you trust your eyes, or think of it as a hallucination? That's exactly what happened to James Burne Worson 126 years ago. He simply vanished. Nobody could explain this incident using logic. His friends were in utter shock...

- James Burne Worson was a kind shoemaker who lived in Leamington, Warwickshire in England.

- He enjoyed showing off from time to time; and he also loved challenging people into doing things for fun.

- On September 3rd, 1873, he and a few of his friends were walking around town, talking and having a laugh. Suddenly, an idea flashed into James’ mind to play a game.

- He decided to go on a match against nature. It was his strength and will against the odds of making it.

- His friends decided to follow him. His challenger, whose name is still a mystery, got in the back of the cart wagon, alongside his two other buddies.

- It seemed like James had tripped over something, and he was about to go down. As he was falling headlong forward, he let out a loud shriek and disappeared into thin air.

- After spending some time trying to locate him without success, they began their journey back to Leamington.

- The three men were taken into custody, and investigators began their interrogations to find out what happened.

- Some theories say that James accidentally entered a 4th dimension, which made him disappear.

- Another theory claimed that James had teleported. While he was running to get to his destination and win the challenge, he teleported to a different place; maybe even a different country.

- The disappearance of James Worson was named “The Unfinished Race”, and it was published in 1888.

- The writer of the story, was usually investigating strange happenings, which is what gained him recognition for his excellent journalism.

- Ambrose Bierce, like James Worson, went missing, leaving no traces behind him.

- Despite the abundance of crazy theories out there speculating what happened to the writer who disappeared into thin air, just like his literary character, James Burne Worson, one thing is sure: His fate remains a cloud of mystery.

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Are you smart or average? How would you describe a genius? Einstein’s grandnephew who knows the answer to every test question ever? Or maybe it is a smart person who can solve any problem? We have news for you: it is not just about your genes, grades, or life experience. Scientists have revealed ten signs of a wise person we bet you’ve ignored.

- Dr. Mark Weiser who works for Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer and his colleagues believe there is a link between smoking and intelligence. They found that the more you smoke, the lower your IQ is.

- Super smart people are mostly quiet. They don’t babble, and they don’t often initiate conversations. Why? They are too busy thinking.

- Creativity is about drawing lines between what seems to be disconnected from others. It is possible for those who have experienced more things and have analyzed that experience. Doesn’t it sound like the definition of being wise? Those wise people normally come up with the most genius ideas.

- One of the signs of being super smart is to be bold enough to accept ideas that move our world forward.

- The more you think about the nature and future of everything around you, the more you realize different scenarios are possible. You know that at some point, it could all go wrong, and it’s making you anxious. Being always alert and prepared for whatever may come your way is typical for smart people.

- Those who successfully beat the desire to do it and are loyal partners to just one special individual tend to be smarter than those who cheat and sleep around. It is also explained in that intelligent liberals study by evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa.

- If you are a computer systems analyst who gets new ideas from origami or a chef who is inspired by furniture design, you are pretty much a creative genius. It has to do with the ability to relate the totally unrelated and being bold enough to try new things and design new concepts.

- When we speak of risks, we don’t mean life-threatening stuff like jumping off the roofs and train surfing. Risks are the new challenges and ideas that you gladly try out of curiosity. And, quite a bit of adrenalin, as well.

- Nail biting has been largely considered just a nervous habit, yet recent studies show it may be a demonstration of perfectionism. According to psychologists, such body-focused habits as skin picking, pulling your hair, or biting your nails help fight boredom and soothe dissatisfaction.

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Imagine traveling on a train that is actually a time machine. The 106 passengers and crew of the Zanetti train probably would’ve thought twice before they embarked on their adventure, had they known that. Just like the passengers of the “Titanic,” which set off for its first and last cruise almost a year later, they never reached their destination. The difference, though, is that no one knows what happened to the train…

- The train entered the half mile-long tunnel in Lombardy Mountain and never came out! Just, disappeared! After the incident, the railway workers and police searched every square foot of it, but found no trace of the train.

- However, there were two passengers found who’d jumped off the train just before it vanished into the tunnel. Later, when they came to, they were able to tell the story of their eerie trip.

- One of the survivors told an Italian newspaper about the incident: “I heard an unclear humming sound. Beyond the black smoke, I could see a milky-white fog creeping from the tunnel – it literally swallowed the train like a wave.”

- No one could come up with a sound explanation for this strange disappearance: dozens had witnessed the train leaving the station in Rome and entering the tunnel, but nobody saw it come out.

- There are records of medieval monks from Modena who saw a three-car train with people in it. A horse was the fastest means of transport at the time. Railroads hadn’t been invented yet.

- Then, in the 1840s, there's a report that the Zanetti passengers were seen in Mexico. A psychiatrist in a local hospital left notes saying that a group of 104 Italians were admitted all in a hysterical state.

- Many years later, the train appeared again in Europe. On October 29, 1955 a three-car old-fashioned train appeared not far from Zavalichi, a small village in Ukraine. The signalman, Pyotr Ustimenko, saw it moving soundlessly.

- Some believe all the railroads in the world form a sort of connected web that has its own magnetic field. The trains serve as electric conductors between the earth’s natural magnetic field and the artificial one.

- Sometime before the Zanetti train left the station, there had been an earthquake where the tracks were. It’s believed the crust fracture, which appeared under Lombardy Mountain, created a time anomaly at the entrance to the tunnel.

- In case you’re already getting goosebumps and swearing off trains forever, rest assured that this isn’t something you have to worry about happening to you because it’s just an urban legend.

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It doesn't care if you're the captain of the football team or the quiet one sitting invisible in the back of the room. Anyone can feel all alone even in a crowded room. So, are you lonely too? Looks like we're all not so alone in feeling loneliness! 

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There are some psychological tips that work on a subconscious level. They help you win another person's trust, get somebody's approval, relax when you are stressed, understand people better, or just attract new friends!  

Do you know, for example, how to spot a liar? Or how to tell if someone likes you? Or why some people sit backward on a chair? Or what you should never do if you wanna be heard and respected? Have a look at these useful psychology tricks – they might affect your communication skills positively and make your life easier in some way.

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You open your eyes and see lots of white spots and rings. You try to look at them directly but they drift as you move your eyes. Those are called eye floaters. Even though they look like objects in front of your eyes, they're actually inside your eyes. They're mostly harmless but pretty annoying as they cover the view. 

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So imagine that everyone in the world has decided to skip the next 10 centuries. The entire population of Earth goes down to specially built underground bunkers, and everyone settles into their comfortable beds. The last person awake sets the alarm clock for 1,000 years in the future and closes their eyes.

The millions of robot helpers which the people say good night to are going to stick close to their sleeping masters. They’ll monitor their condition and observe what happens to our planet. So the people don’t leave anyone behind to look after our civilization. Their homes and offices and all of the world’s cities are handed over to nature...

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When 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke finished her school, she went along with her mother to join her father at a research station in the Amazon rainforest. At about 21,000 feet, the plane got caught in the middle of a big storm. The cabin began tearing apart into pieces. Strapped to her seat and hanging head-over-heels she went into a 10,000 feet free-fall from the sky!

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