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[edit] Art, architecture, and archaeology

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[edit] Biology and medicine

  • Timothy (tortoise) - A tortoise that was present during the bombardment of Sevastapol during the Crimean War in 1854, finally dying in 2004.
  • Belly button fluff - A study proves that most fluff is blue and that women are less likely to have it.
  • Bloop - does a mystery sound from the bottom of the sea indicate that the Kraken may awake ..?
  • Death erection - People who die and remain in a vertical position will have a natural pooling of their blood to their legs and waist. This causes the legs and genitalia to bloat.
  • Electrode-guided rats- Implanted electrodes let researchers "steer the animal over an obstacle course, making it twist, turn and even jump on demand"
  • GoldenPalace.com Monkey - A new species of Monkey that was officially named after the internet casino following an auction
  • Human penis size - Scientific data on average size, racial variations, surgical enlargement and myths
  • Male lactation - Given the right conditions, even Ah-nuld can do this.
  • Male pregnancy - Don't expect humans to do this, but seahorses can.
  • Lina Medina - A Peruvian girl who gave birth to a son when she was 5 years old, becoming the youngest known mother ever.
  • Photic sneeze reflex - People who sneeze when suddenly exposed to bright light
  • Rhinogradentia - A fictitious mammal order documented by an equally fictitious German naturalist.
  • Schmidt Sting Pain Index - Created by an entomologist, after having been stung by almost everything, to compare the overall pain of insect stings on a four-point scale.
  • Sterile Atomic Fly - The United Nations solution to fighting Sleeping sickness in Africa.
  • Spontaneous human combustion - The burning of a person's body without any apparent source of ignition
  • Mary Toft a maidservant who, according to her doctors, gave birth to at least sixteen rabbits.
  • Trepanation - A form of surgery where a hole is drilled or scraped into the skull. It was thought that such a procedure could cure problems like epilepsy or allow a person to enter into a higher state of consciousness.
  • Exploding whale - Real whales exploded in Oregon in 1970 and Taiwan in 2004.
  • Mike the Headless Chicken - A rooster that lived for 18 months with its head cut off.
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[edit] Computing

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[edit] Culture and society

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[edit] Education

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[edit] Economics

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[edit] Food and drink

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[edit] Geography and places

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[edit] Geology, geophysics, and mineralogy

[edit] History

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[edit] Language and linguistics

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[edit] Law

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[edit] Literature

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[edit] Media

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[edit] Music

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[edit] Philosophy

  • 'Pataphysics - A parody of science that purports to study what lies beyond the realm of metaphysics.
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[edit] Physics and astronomy

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[edit] Politics and government

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[edit] Psychology

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[edit] Religion and beliefs

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[edit] Royalty, nobility, and heraldry

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[edit] Sport and games

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[edit] Technology

[edit] Transport

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[edit] War

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