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There are more tigers kept as 'pets' in captivity - especially in private ownership in the U.S. - than there are tigers living in the wild worldwide.

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About 25% of climbers who attempt to summit K2 - the world’s second-highest mountain - die in the process, giving it the nickname 'the Savage Mountain.'

A 20-year study of 30,000 people found that avoiding the sun was as dangerous as smoking: non-smokers who avoided sunlight had the same life expectancy as smokers, while regular sun seekers lived longer with fewer heart disease deaths.

Research shows that dogs that are slightly underweight live, on average, two years longer than those that are slightly overweight.

A meta-analysis found that walking 7,000 steps a day is linked to a 25% lower risk of cardiovascular disease, a 37% lower risk of dying from cancer, and a 38% lower risk of dementia.

Muscles develop differently in everyone - some have two bicep heads, others three, while muscles like the psoas minor (~40% of humans) or sternalis (~7.8%) may be entirely absent.

In South Korea, Samsung’s empire extends to hospitals, apartments, universities, and even funeral parlors — generating over 15% of the nation’s entire economy.

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