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A cameraman broke his foot while filming a Hitchcock movie. He was gagged and...
A cameraman broke his foot while filming a Hitchcock movie. He was gagged and dragged away to avoid reshooting the scene! Rope was released in 1948 and was an Alfred Hitchcock production. Filming times...
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Showing people facts that contradict their beliefs actually reinforces them!
Showing people facts that contradict their beliefs actually reinforces them! Faith in our collective humanity -1. Poking fun at low-information voters is a pretty common thing at around elections. Many...
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A retired professor translated the New Testament into Pidgin under the title...
A retired professor translated the New Testament into Pidgin under the title 'Da Jesus Book.' Joseph Grimes, a retired linguistics professor at Cornell University worked for 12 years with 26 pidgin...
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Zebras can have golden stripes!
Zebras can have golden stripes! Ok, this isn't actually a full zebra. Golden zebras are the offspring between a male zebra and a female horse. It's also called zebrula, zebrule, or zebra mule....
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In 1936 the Russians made a computer that ran on water!
In 1936 the Russians made a computer that ran on water! Russian scientist Vladimir Lukyanov built a computer that ran on water in 1936. Back then, computers were a little different of course. They ran...
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A human Cyclops was born in India!
A human Cyclops was born in India! A baby boy was born with only one eye in the very center of his head and no nose. Doctors were amazed when the c-section of 34-year-old Veena Chavan was complete and...
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A student wore unwashed jeans for 15 months, proving they have no more germs...
A student wore unwashed jeans for 15 months, proving they have no more germs than after 13 days! Some dirty work in the name of science. A Canadian college student, Josh Le put a pair of jeans to the...
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Minesweeper received criticism for being offensive to mine victims and now...
Minesweeper received criticism for being offensive to mine victims and now has a flower mode! Minesweeper is a Microsoft single-player video game. The object of the game is to clear an abstract...
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The creator of the Internet apologized for the // in URLs because they're...
The creator of the Internet apologized for the // in URLs because they're unnecessary! Sir Tim Berners-Lee is the creator of the World Wide Web. Who knew! He recently admitted to adding the // to the...
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Almost all disco balls are made in Louisville, Kentucky!
Almost all disco balls are made in Louisville, Kentucky! Louisville is home to several major corporations and organizations. In recent years, it has emerged as a major center for the health care and...
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Dandelions are completely edible!
Dandelions are completely edible! It probably hasn’t struck you as edible, but there it is. If you’re ever stuck in a zombie apocalypse with no food left, you can go for the dandelions. Dandelions are...
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There was only one known albino gorilla.
There was only one known albino gorilla. His name was, appropriately, Snowflake, and he was born some time around 1964. Though he died 9 years ago, he is still the only known albino gorilla to exist....
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Hog-Nosed snakes fake their death when threatened!
Hog-Nosed snakes fake their death when threatened! Hog-nosed snakes will feign death by rolling on their backs, and when rolled upright will roll back again as if to insist they're really dead. Hog...
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There are about 500 feral dogs in the Moscow Metro, and some of them have...
There are about 500 feral dogs in the Moscow Metro, and some of them have figured out how to commute through it. Moscow, Russia, has a very large population of homeless canines. A small minority of...
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Have you ever wondered exactly what the Beast from Beauty and the Beast is...
Have you ever wondered exactly what the Beast from Beauty and the Beast is supposed to be? Read on! Beauty and the Beast is a fairy tale about a man who is turned into a horrific beast by a witch, and...
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There was a dagger specifically for finishing off wounded knights.
There was a dagger specifically for finishing off wounded knights. It's called the misericorde, which is Latin for mercy. It was a pointed, edgeless dagger used by knights to deliver a final mercy blow...
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In an attempt to attract publicity, Badminton New Zealand chose 'Black Cocks'...
In an attempt to attract publicity, Badminton New Zealand chose 'Black Cocks' as a nickname for their national teams. Badminton New Zealand is an organization established in 1927 by Archdeacon Ralph...
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Blockbuster declined several offers to buy Netflix!
Blockbuster declined several offers to buy Netflix! Here's a cautionary tale on not keeping up with business trends and making changes as soon as you know they're going to happen. The first Blockbuster...
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Two men set three world records for Scrabble in one game!
Two men set three world records for Scrabble in one game! On October 12, 2006 a carpenter named Michael Cresta was playing Wayn Yorra, who worked at a supermarket, and together they scored the record...
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A man in the 1890s dug up his daughterâs grave and cut out her heart...
A man in the 1890s dug up his daughterâs grave and cut out her heart thinking she was a vampire! This is going to get creepy fast. In the 1880s and 1890s the family of George and Mary brown of...
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