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A 2008 study by Time Magazine approximates the number of U.S. vegetarians at 7.3 million adults or 3.2% of the population. Of these, 0.5 % or 1 million are vegans.

 

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The first Renaissance figure to advocate vegetarianism was Leonardo da Vinci. However, other influential figures, such as Immanuel Kant and Rene Descartes, did not believe humans had any ethical obligations toward animals.

 

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Benjamin Franklin was an early American vegetarian (though he later became a meat-eater again). He introduced tofu to America in 1770.

 

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Benjamin Franklin

 

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In the 20th century, English schoolmasters recommended that students become vegetarians as a way to curb their “appetites for self-abuse.”

 

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According to one study, while women view vegetarian men as more principled, they also considered them “wimps” and “less macho” than those who eat meat.

 

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A 2006 survey reveals that 6% of people in England are vegetarian, making the UK the European country with the largest proportion of its population that is vegetarian.

 

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“Love” in the sense of “no score” in tennis dates to 1792 and means “playing for love” or, in other words, playing for nothing.i Other scholars claim that "love" as a tennis score is a corruption of the French word for egg, "L'oeuf," because of the egg's resemblance to a zero.

 

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Engagement rings are often worn on the fourth finger of the left hand because the ancient Greeks maintained that that finger contains the vena amoris, or the “vein of love,” that runs straight to the heart.

 

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MashaAllah

 

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In the Czech Republic, women are entitled to up to 4 years of paid maternity leave, increasing to 7 years if the child is disabled.

 

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A man in Saudi Arabia has installed a fridge on the street and stocks it with free food for the homeless people in his neighborhood.

 

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49% of pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended.

 

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Women are more prone to nightmares.

 

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An estimated 1 million dogs in the U.S. are the primary beneficiary in their owners' wills.

 

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A "Pokerus" (Pokemon Virus) is a sickness that Pokemon can get in the games that raises their stats; it is extremely rare.

 

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If a zebra is attacked, its family will come to its defense, circling the wounded zebra and attempting to drive off predators.

 

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Iran officially bans haircuts that are considered "gay" and "devil worshipping".

Iran Bans “Gay” Hairstyles, Eyebrow Plucking And Tanning For Men.

 

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A woman in a wheelchair—who had no feet—won a treadmill on "The Price Is Right."

 

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Boiling water freezes faster than cold water.