Formica, the wonder laminate used to provide wipe-clean surfaces in 20th century homes, was developed by Westinghouse in 1913 as an electrical insulator - the cheap alternative to mica. It was used literally ‘for mica’.
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Listening to your favorite music causes your brain to release dopamine, decreasing stress, and improving your mood.
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Too much stress can suppress your immune system and cause you to get sick more easily. 
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There were actually seven Queen Cleopatras. Two of them ruled Egypt at the same time, as co-regents with Ptolemy VIII.
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Sylvester Stallone nearly died filming "Rocky IV" after asking Dolph Lundgren hit him for real. Lundgren struck him so hard; he bruised Stallone's heart. He spent a week in the hospital recovering.
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Lemurs enjoy getting high off of toxic millipedes.
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Apple has enough money to buy Netflix and Disney. ... and pay in cash.
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Every year, approximately 100,000 kgs of moose roadkill is salvaged from Alaska’s roads to be eaten.
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Jimmy Carter, the oldest living former US president, is 95 years of age.
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The average woman will kiss 15 men and be heartbroken twice before meeting "the one," according to a 2014 UK study. The study also found that she will suffer four disaster dates and be stood up once.
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Blue whales can change ‘handedness’ depending on the task. Most whales are usually ‘right-handed’ — they turn to the right when attacking prey. But when they move upwards to attack prey near the surface, they turn to the left.
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Tabasco pepper sauce is aged for three years in used whiskey barrels before it's bottled.
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