Baby Lynlee was “born twice.” First, surgeons brought her out of the womb to remove a spinal tumor. After the successful surgery, she was placed back and born again as a healthy baby girl.
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39/100 In Norway, “Texas” Serves as Slang for “Crazy”
In Norway, “texas” is slang for “crazy,” not referring to a person but to a chaotic atmosphere. To express that a party was totally crazy in Norwegian, one would say, “det var helt texas!” which means “It was completely Texas!”
38/100 London’s Fake Restaurant on TripAdvisor
In 2017, a man named Oobah Butler created a fake “appointment-only” restaurant in London on TripAdvisor as an experiment. He uploaded fake food pictures and asked his friends for good reviews. Within six months, it became the #1 restaurant on TripAdvisor with several people trying to make reservations. So he set up a café in his backyard and served frozen food to rave reviews.
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37/100 Rural Nebraska Is Giving Land for Free
The Nebraskan town Curtis is in such bad need of residents that the government is offering free land to anyone who moves there.
36/100 Germany’s Sudden Excess of Renewable Energy
On May 8, 2016, Germany had so much renewable energy that it had to pay people to consume the excess. The day was so windy and sunny that wind and solar power plants produced roughly 80% of the county’s required power consumption. Since Germany’s nuclear and coal plants cannot be easily shut down, the power price plummeted -€130 per MWh.
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35/100 Dubai’s Innovative Cloud Seeding Strategy
Dubai regularly employs cloud seeding to generate artificial rain due to the scarcity of natural rainfall in the region. They even announce the rain one day in advance.
34/100 Strongest Leaves in the World
Victoria amazonica, a species of giant water lilies, has some of the strongest leaves in the world, capable of bearing the weight of a human.
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33/100 Oldest School Uniform
Since 1553, the uniform at Christ Hospital Boarding School hasn’t changed. The yellow and blue colors of the Tudor-style uniform were chosen because the dyes weren’t expensive at the time.
32/100 Dubai’s Fine on Dusty Cars
In Dubai, leaving cars unwashed in public places gets you a 500 dirham fine. The municipal inspectors will leave you a notice saying the car will be impounded if it’s not cleaned within 15 days.
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31/100Flies “Spit” on Your Food
When a fly lands on your food, they essentially spit on it. Since most flies cannot chew solid food, they release digestive juices to turn the food into a predigested, slurpable soup that they can ingest.
