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The show Columbo was so popular in Romania, the government feared riots when...
The show Columbo was so popular in Romania, the government feared riots when it got cancelled! The original US TV show Columbo made a name for itself far beyond the border. In fact, it was so popular...
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Comcast tried to use its employees so it wouldn’t be named the Worst Company...
Comcast tried to use its employees so it wouldn’t be named the Worst Company in America! In 2011, after hearing that it had once again been nominated for the Worst Company in America, Comcast sent a...
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A Xhosa prophet asked the tribe to destroy cattle and crops to defeat the British. The tribe almost died for it! The Xhosa wars, aka: Cape Frontier War, were a series of nine wars between the Xhosa...
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There are more trees in the US now than there were 100 years ago.
There are more trees in the US now than there were 100 years ago. Yeah, take that Global Warming! The United States contains 8% of the world’s forests and according to the Food and Agricultural...
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Jack Nicholson got a present from his #1 fan: a freshly cut elk-heart on his...
Jack Nicholson got a present from his #1 fan: a freshly cut elk-heart on his front porch! Lest you that think being famous is all about being interviewed and sleeping in until the next day: Actor Jack...
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Pete Maravich said he didn't want to play in the NBA for 10 years and die of...
Pete Maravich said he didn't want to play in the NBA for 10 years and die of a heart attack at 40. That's exactly what happened! Peter Maravich was the greatest scorer in major college basketball...
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The inventor of the Television came up with the idea when he was 14 years old!
The inventor of the Television came up with the idea when he was 14 years old! Philo Taylor Farnsworth was an American inventor and television pioneer. Although he made many contributions that were...
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How fast can you say the most difficult English tongue twister?
How fast can you say the most difficult English tongue twister? A tongue-twister is a phrase that is designed to be difficult to articulate properly, and can be used as a type of spoken (or sung) word...
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Jack Lucas is the US Marine real life version of Die Hard
Jack Lucas is the US Marine real life version of Die Hard Everyone with half a functioning brain knows that diving on a live hand grenade to save your friends is one of the single most selfless,...
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King George III had an illness that caused his poop to turn purple!
King George III had an illness that caused his poop to turn purple! Porphyrias are a group of rare inherited or acquired disorders of certain enzymes that normally participate in the production...
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A man once foreclosed on a Bank after his house was wrongly foreclosed on!
A man once foreclosed on a Bank after his house was wrongly foreclosed on! A southern Florida couple got sweet revenge when they foreclosed on Bank of America, instead of the other way around. The...
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There's a list that helps college instructors avoid using outdated cultural...
There's a list that helps college instructors avoid using outdated cultural references for freshmen! The Mindset List is an annual compilation of the values that shape the worldview (or “mindset”) of...
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Charles Darwin didn't coin the famous phrase 'survival of the fittest'!
Charles Darwin didn't coin the famous phrase 'survival of the fittest'! Charles Darwin, famous for coming up with the theory of evolution after observing a variety of species around the world, did not...
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The Beatles' "Come Together" features John Lennon saying 'shoot me!'
The Beatles' "Come Together" features John Lennon saying 'shoot me!' The Beatles are a band that almost everyone has heard of, if not heard many of their songs. Some people hate The Beatles, others...
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A man mailed 80,000 bricks to build a bank because it was the cheapest option!
A man mailed 80,000 bricks to build a bank because it was the cheapest option! Almost anything can be sent through the mail if it disguised well enough. T here have been reports of drugs, animals, and...
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A man only spoke Klingon to his son for the first three years of his life!
A man only spoke Klingon to his son for the first three years of his life! d'Armond Speers began speaking to his son only using a language made up in the Star Trek universe - Klingon. While d'Armond...
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As of April 2010, Bill Gates had donated $36,854,000,000 in his lifetime!...
As of April 2010, Bill Gates had donated $36,854,000,000 in his lifetime! That's more than half of his total net worth! If you had as much money as Bill Gates - be honest with yourself. Would you...
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The first black woman to star in a movie would bring her pet cheetah to her...
The first black woman to star in a movie would bring her pet cheetah to her live performances! Josephine Baker was a famous dancer, actress and singer in the first half of the 20th century. She was...
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The age of consent in Delaware used to be 7!
The age of consent in Delaware used to be 7! Today, in the United States, the age of consent of sexual activity is between 16 and 18 years old, depending on the state. In Canada, it's 16. In Central...
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There is a way to always win at Connect Four if you start first!
There is a way to always win at Connect Four if you start first! If you've ever been frustrated by a game of Connect Four, you'll probably be even more frustrated to find out that it is a "solved...
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