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Kent cigarettes, popular in the 50s-70s had filters made with asbestos!
Kent cigarettes, popular in the 50s-70s had filters made with asbestos! Today, everyone knows that smoking is bad for you. It hurts your lungs and causes cancer. Back in the day, this wasn’t common...
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Confucius has a known great descendant who advises the Chinese government!
Confucius has a known great descendant who advises the Chinese government! Kung Tsui-Chang is the Senior Advisor to the President of the Republic of China and also the great, great (plus, 74 more...
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Our cells are programmed to die!
Our cells are programmed to die! An experiment conducted back in 1965 by Dr. Leonard Hayflick, show that our cells have a molecular clock, which starts ticking from the moment we’re born. That clock...
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Kim Jong-Un collects Nikes!
Kim Jong-Un collects Nikes! Kim Jong Un’s hobbies include complaining about American consumerism and collecting Nike sneakers. Although to be fair, we don’t know for sure if he still has the Nike...
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Venice has always had exactly 425 licensed gondoliers. They were all men...
Venice has always had exactly 425 licensed gondoliers. They were all men until 2010! That’s right; it wasn’t until 2010 that authorities granted a woman a full license to show visitors the history and...
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A US soldier was getting put in a body bag when he spat blood in a doctor's...
A US soldier was getting put in a body bag when he spat blood in a doctor's face! If you thought every action movie star was tough, wait until you hear what Roy Benavidez went through in just a few...
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Domino's stopped their 30-minute delivery policy because of reckless driving!
Domino's stopped their 30-minute delivery policy because of reckless driving! Back in the day, Domino’s promised the public that if their pizzas were not delivered within 30 minutes of the order being...
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The girl featured on the front cover of Vampire Weekend's album sued the band!
The girl featured on the front cover of Vampire Weekend's album sued the band! Contra is the second album by American indie rock band Vampire Weekend and it's cover features a candid Polaroid of a 26...
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After being attacked by a bear, a man spent $150,000 to make a bear-proof...
After being attacked by a bear, a man spent $150,000 to make a bear-proof suit that turned out to be useless! Troy Hurtubise encountered a grizzly while in the woods one day. There is no good reason...
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There's no homework in Finland!
There's no homework in Finland! That’s right, while the average US 5th grader has 50 minutes of homework per day, Finnish students rarely have to do homework until their teens and even then they only...
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In 1895, Ohio only had 2 cars!
In 1895, Ohio only had 2 cars! The first modern automobile was created in the year 1886. It was a Benz Patent-Motorwagen, invented by Carl Benz. However, automobiles only became affordable for many...
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A woman's toxic blood made the doctors and nurses treating her faint!
A woman's toxic blood made the doctors and nurses treating her faint! At the age of 31, Gloria Ramirez died of kidney failure at Riverside General Hospital in California. She was rushed there after...
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You have 1,458 unique forms of bacteria in your belly button!
You have 1,458 unique forms of bacteria in your belly button! Germaphobes beware, your belly button may or not be a breeding ground for bacteria. According to a recent study done as part of the Belly...
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Searching for his lost hammer, a man found the largest collection of Roman...
Searching for his lost hammer, a man found the largest collection of Roman gold and silver ever discovered in Britain! In 1992 in Suffolk, England, farmer Peter Whatling had misplaced a hammer. He...
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An Australian pilot and his plane disappeared after being apparently chased...
An Australian pilot and his plane disappeared after being apparently chased by a UFO! On October 21, 1978 at 7:21 PM, 20-year-old Frederick Valentich vanished. He was piloting a Cessna 182L aircraft...
View ArticleSteven Spielberg put every actor in Saving Private Ryan through army...
Steven Spielberg put every actor in Saving Private Ryan through army training… except for Matt Damon! Saving Private Ryan has long been credited with being an incredibly realistic portrayal of the...
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People actually live in the abandoned set of The Phantom Menace.
People actually live in the abandoned set of The Phantom Menace. This movie set were built for entertainment, but sometimes ended up fulfilling a necessity. A group of Tunisians have moved into the...
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Benedict XVI never had a driver's license. However, he is a licensed...
Benedict XVI never had a driver's license. However, he is a licensed helicopter pilot! Former pope Benedict recently gave up his position as the leader of the Catholic Church. Do you think he misses...
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A German soldier once got so drunk that he stole Hitler's hat!
A German soldier once got so drunk that he stole Hitler's hat! Erich Alfred Hartmann (nicknamed “Bubi” or “The Black Devil”) was a German fighter pilot during World War II and is the highest-scoring...
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The 10 Commandments of the Old Testament may have come from the Egyptian Book...
The 10 Commandments of the Old Testament may have come from the Egyptian Book of the Dead! The 10 Commandments of the Old Testament were allegedly written on stone tablets by God at around 1490 BCE....
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