The longest operation in the world lasted 103 hours and was performed by 20 doctors. It was the separation of conjoined twins in Singapore in 2001.

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Why Do We Look Attractive in the Mirror and but ugly in photos?

This is because the reflection you see every day in the mirror is the one you perceive to be original and hence a better-looking version of yourself. So, when you look at a photo of yourself, your face seems to be the wrong way as it is reversed than how you are used to seeing it.

Another factor that comes to play is the facial asymmetries that the refection in the mirror dials down.

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Astronauts urine is recycled into drinking water while they're in space.

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Two rats in an ideal environment can turn into 482 million rats over a period of three years.

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If a horse statue has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

If the horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.

If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle.

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You are as old as the Universe, because matter can't be created or destroyed.

In the deepest level, you are the Universe experiencing itself.

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The Wood frog can hold its pee for up to eight months.

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The human body can survive up to 60 days without food provided it gets properly hydrated.

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Musician and Afro Beat pioneer Fela Kuti, once married 27 Women in one day.

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Vladimir Putin walks with his right arm held immobile while his left arm swings because of his KGB training, he keeps his gun arm close.

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Thanks to his Internet popularity, the child from the "Success Kid" meme made enough money to fund his dad's kidney transplant.

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Professional paper towel sniffer's job is to sniff, and see if the paper towels smell just fine.

They are paid up to $52,000 a year!

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Leather from Human Skin

The Pure Human project uses recent developements in tissue engineering, in which scientists are able to grow human skin in a laboratory.

Genetic material is extracted and placed in a cell culture, then the cells are harvested and skin tissue is tanned and processed into leather. 

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Leather from Human Skin

The Pure Human project uses recent developements in tissue engineering, in which scientists are able to grow human skin in a laboratory.

Genetic material is extracted and placed in a cell culture, then the cells are harvested and skin tissue is tanned and processed into leather. 

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