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1 in 5 women in 18th century London were prostitutes!
1 in 5 women in 18th century London were prostitutes! The growth in London’s maritime trade during the 18th century brought more and more ships to the wharves and quays. With the ships came sailors and...
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That smell after it rains? It's a mix of plant oil and bacteria!
That smell after it rains? It's a mix of plant oil and bacteria! After a rainstorm, especially a rain storm that breaks a long dry spell, the world smells different. What causes that strange, clean,...
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This tiny spider can build webs half the length of an Olympic pool!
This tiny spider can build webs half the length of an Olympic pool! Darwin's bark spider s an orb-weaver spider that produces one of the largest known orb webs, web size ranged from 900–2800 cm2, with...
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The Ottoman Navy helped Muslims and Jews get out of Spain during the...
The Ottoman Navy helped Muslims and Jews get out of Spain during the Inquisition! In July 1492, the new state of Spain expelled it's Jewish and Muslim populations as part of the Spanish Inquisition....
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Maryland has no natural lakes. They're all man-made!
Maryland has no natural lakes. They're all man-made! Despite the fact that some of it's bodies of water have been named "lakes" (Lake Habeeb, Deep Creek Lake) ALL of Maryland's lakes are manmade! They...
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A man was found frozen to death moments before receiving a $300 million...
A man was found frozen to death moments before receiving a $300 million inheritance! A long-lost relative of the reclusive heiress Huguette Clark, who could have inherited $19 million of her $300...
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A man posing as a detective strip searched employees at over 70 McDonalds!
A man posing as a detective strip searched employees at over 70 McDonalds! The strip search prank call scam is a series of incidents that occurred over roughly a decade before an arrest was made in...
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The Chernobyl nuclear disaster killed most life forms. Except this one.
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster killed most life forms. Except this one. Radiotrophic fungi are fungi which appear to use the pigment melanin to convert gamma radiation into chemical energy for growth....
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A man charged with bestiality was set free because the sheep didn't testify...
A man charged with bestiality was set free because the sheep didn't testify in court! A man who was accused of having sex with a sheep has walked free after the animal was unable to testify. The man,...
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Australia has a fake Target complete with the same logo and colors!
Australia has a fake Target complete with the same logo and colors! If Target Corp. Had a twin in a parallel universe, that retailer might carry the same name, logo and slogan and operate on the...
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JK Rowling told Alan Rickman Snape's entire story even before the first Harry...
JK Rowling told Alan Rickman Snape's entire story even before the first Harry Potter movie was shot! Turns out that Professor Snape was a secret double agent. So what does that make Alan Rickman, the...
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The guy who invented television thought it was trash and wouldn't let his...
The guy who invented television thought it was trash and wouldn't let his kids watch it! American engineer, Philio Farnsworth, would grow to create one of the most iconic invention. His invention, the...
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Robert Downey Jr. was paid 20x more for Iron Man 2 than Iron Man!
Robert Downey Jr. was paid 20x more for Iron Man 2 than Iron Man! Robert Downey Jr wasn't a household name until he starred in the comic book movie, Iron Man - where he is said to have played the...
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One of Napoleon's generals was executed by firing squad. He gave the order to...
One of Napoleon's generals was executed by firing squad. He gave the order to fire! Marshal Ney was a French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars....
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A professional athlete had a disciplinary hearing for some pretty mild trash...
A professional athlete had a disciplinary hearing for some pretty mild trash talking! You'll shake your head when you read what he said. Does snooker count as a sport? It airs on sports channels...
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Scientists can create a tree made of silver using a simple chemical reaction!
Scientists can create a tree made of silver using a simple chemical reaction! Diana’s tree is a dendritic amalgam of crystallized silver, obtained from mercury in a solution of silver nitrate;...
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The Legend of Korra almost didn't get made because Nickelodeon was worried...
The Legend of Korra almost didn't get made because Nickelodeon was worried about a show with a female lead character! M. Night Shyamalan became hated by anime fans worldwide when he created the film...
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There's a band that ONLY sings about beards!
There's a band that ONLY sings about beards! The Beards formed in 2005, and are an Australian comedy, folk rock band. The group is known for sporting beards, and singing about the virtues of having a...
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Years ago, the US Government had outlined the 3 likeliest catastrophes that...
Years ago, the US Government had outlined the 3 likeliest catastrophes that could hit the United States. 2 of them have already happened! Before 9/11, the Federal Emergency Management Agency listed the...
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Why doesn't the US Patent Office let Apple trademark the name iPad Mini?
Why doesn't the US Patent Office let Apple trademark the name iPad Mini? iPad, iPhone, iPod, all of these items are quickly identifiable because to be Apple products because of the 'I' prefix before...
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