Random Fascinating Fact #2

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1. One of the last samurais was a female. She asked her sister to cut off her head when she was shot to prevent the enemies from taking it as trophy. Her name was Nakano Takeko.

2. Animals were put on trial in medieval times and routinely sentenced to death.

3. A shrimp's heart is in it's head.

4. Your noise can remember 50,000 different scents.

5. A new study has found a parasite living inside fish eyeball controls its behaviour. When the parasite is young, it helps its host stay safe from predators. But once the parasite matures, it does everything it can to get that fish eaten by a bird and so continue its life cycle.

6. Human babies have more bones (about 60 more) than adults.

7. Female kangaroos have three vaginas.

8. Slugs have 4 noses.

9. In ancient Egypt, servants were smeared with honey in order to attract flies away from the pharaoh.

10. The Romans used human urine as mouthwash.

11. Your Pain May Depend on How Much You Trust Your Doctor: Evidence From Simulated Clinical Interactions.

12. In 16th-century Canada, women drank a potion with beaver testicles ground into it as a form of contraception.

13. In medieval times, a whipping boy's job was to take punishment meant for royalty.

14. Two tablespoons of honey would be enough to fuel a bee's entire flight around the world.

15. Ancient diseases are being revived due to the melting of the Permafrost.

16. In 2008 scientists discovered a new species of bacteria that lives in hairspray.

Also see Random Interesting Facts #3