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Across a full human pregnancy, the extra energy cost to create a baby is estimated at around 50,000 calories - roughly 300 extra calories a day.

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The highest reliably recorded IQ belongs to mathematician Terence Tao, who has a confirmed score of 230.

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.

The nickname 'a grand' for $1,000 dates back to 1915 in The Boston Daily Globe, when a thousand was seen as a 'grand sum.' In today’s money, that’s about $32,000.

A 2023 study found that sniffing women’s tears reduced male aggression by 44%, suggesting human tears carry chemical signals that influence behaviour.

The first mechanical alarm clock, invented in 1787 by Levi Hutchins, could only ring at 4 am - the time he needed to wake up for work.

Being awake for 20 hours impairs you as much as a blood alcohol level of 0.08% - the legal limit for driving in many countries.

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