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Ancient Egyptians had a pregnancy test that predicted the sex of the baby 70%...
Ancient Egyptians had a pregnancy test that predicted the sex of the baby 70% of the time! Unfortunately for ancient cultures there weren’t drug stores on every corner for them to purchase pregnancy...
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A Pikachu card is one of the world's most valuable trading cards. It's worth...
A Pikachu card is one of the world's most valuable trading cards. It's worth over $20k! If you thought that the Pokémon craze was over, you’d be wrong. While it might not get the media attention it did...
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United Airlines stewardesses were forbidden to marry until 1968!
United Airlines stewardesses were forbidden to marry until 1968! Airlines persisted in hiring only female flight attendants throughout the 1960s. In 1968, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
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Crystal Meth used to be sold over the counter!
Crystal Meth used to be sold over the counter! In 1919, a Japanese pharmacologist invented crystal meth. At the time, people did not realize just how harmful meth was. They only saw the good attributes...
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The type of music you listen to can change how you think!
The type of music you listen to can change how you think! Music influences the way you feel, and that in turn influences the way you think and thus the way you act. For example, when you're feeling a...
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George Orwell fought along with Spanish Anarchists and got shot in the throat!
George Orwell fought along with Spanish Anarchists and got shot in the throat! George Orwell was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. His work is marked by lucid prose, awareness of...
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A Swedish man was arrested for trying to split atoms in his kitchen!
A Swedish man was arrested for trying to split atoms in his kitchen! What are some of your hobbies? Some people play sports, some people write articles for a fantastic website, others read a lot of...
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Eliminating the $1 bill could save up to $4.4 billion!
Eliminating the $1 bill could save up to $4.4 billion! The first version of the $1 was printed in 1862. It was larger than today's bill and featured Salmon P. Chase, President Lincoln's Secretary of...
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If you’re one of 11% of people who can hear this sound, you may commit suicide!
If you’re one of 11% of people who can hear this sound, you may commit suicide! It's known as the Hum, a steady, droning sound that's heard in places as disparate as Taos, N.M.; Bristol, England; and...
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One of the ships used in Pirates of the Caribbean was sunk by Hurricane Sandy!
One of the ships used in Pirates of the Caribbean was sunk by Hurricane Sandy! Bounty (popularly HMS Bounty) was an enlarged reconstruction of the original 1787 Royal Navy sailing ship HMS Bounty....
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Rattlesnakes don’t use their fangs when they fight!
Rattlesnakes don’t use their fangs when they fight! Rattlesnakes are amazing animals! While rattlesnakes have a bad reputation, in truth people and rattlesnakes don't often come in contact with one...
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A serial killer had such a clean public life; he got to meet the First Lady!
A serial killer had such a clean public life; he got to meet the First Lady! John Wayne Gacy, also known as the Killer Clown, was a notorious serial killer between the years of 1972 and 1978 in...
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Fiji Water contains several contaminants that can be harmful for you!
Fiji Water contains several contaminants that can be harmful for you! FIJI Water is a brand of bottled water derived, bottled, and shipped from Fiji. It is available in 330ml, 500ml, 1 liter and 1.5...
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All mammals, big or small, have about the same number of heartbeats in their...
All mammals, big or small, have about the same number of heartbeats in their lifetime! A heart beat is such an individual thing. Your heart speeds up when you're exercising or when you're excited. It...
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A man called The Phantom Barber would break into people’s homes and cut their...
A man called The Phantom Barber would break into people’s homes and cut their hair! If someone breaks into your house in the middle of the night, you would probably expect them to rob you or kill you....
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An African slave went on to become one of the most powerful pirates ever!
An African slave went on to become one of the most powerful pirates ever! Black Caesar was an 18th-century African pirate. He was mostly active in the Florida Keys. He was widely known for his huge...
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The UK deflates their homicide rate by only counting them if someone’s...
The UK deflates their homicide rate by only counting them if someone’s convicted! The Home Office is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for immigration,...
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Japanese authorities found that most people aged 100 or older were actually...
Japanese authorities found that most people aged 100 or older were actually dead and their kids were scamming their pension! In most societies, the elderly are honored and taken care of. In Japan,...
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There’s an island in Brazil that’s quarantined because it’s overflowing with...
There’s an island in Brazil that’s quarantined because it’s overflowing with deadly snakes! If you don't like snakes, or if you value your life, you probably don't want to go to Ilha de Queimada...
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An ancient arthropod has puzzled scientists so much, they called him...
An ancient arthropod has puzzled scientists so much, they called him Hallucigenia: it can only come from a hallucination! In 1979, Simon Conway Morris discovered a new type of animal fossil in the...
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