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The Japanese have invented a robot that NEVER loses at Rock-Paper-Scissors.

The Japanese have invented a robot that NEVER loses at Rock-Paper-Scissors. The Japanese scientists that invented this robot guarantee that it will beat humans at rock-paper-scissors 100% of the time....

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Indiana Jones exists thanks to James Bond!

Indiana Jones exists thanks to James Bond! How can this be? Well, it turns out that Steven Spielberg was a huge fan of the British spy and asked the producers if he could make a James Bond movie. He...

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Chicken, Alaska was named because nobody could spell the original name!

Chicken, Alaska was named because nobody could spell the original name! In the late 1800s, during a gold rush in Alaska, The early miners that got there found that food was scarce, but the South Fork...

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A man was almost blinded by Vodka, but he regained it thanks to Whisky!

A man was almost blinded by Vodka, but he regained it thanks to Whisky! This is kind of a bizarre case but a 65-year-old man started losing his sight when the vodka he drank reacted with his diabetes...

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A 15-year-old made a series of trades that turned his old cellphone into a...

A 15-year-old made a series of trades that turned his old cellphone into a Porsche in less than 2 years! When he was 15, Steven Ortiz traded his old cellphone for a newer one. Then, he traded that for...

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Drug lord, Pablo Escobar, burned $2 million to save his daughter from the cold!

Drug lord, Pablo Escobar, burned $2 million to save his daughter from the cold! The Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar Gaviria, who died in 1993, made a bonfire with two million dollars in cash to...

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As a way of reinventing himself, Stephen Colbert began pronouncing his name...

As a way of reinventing himself, Stephen Colbert began pronouncing his name with a silent 't' when he enrolled in college! Colbert was born in Washington D.C. but raised on James Island in Charleston,...

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Fidel Castro pressured the Kremlin to attack the U.S. harder, even pushing...

Fidel Castro pressured the Kremlin to attack the U.S. harder, even pushing for a nuclear strike until he was briefed on the negative effects that would have on Cuba! During a 1972 command post...

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It costs more money to keep a prisoner in prison than to fund a student at...

It costs more money to keep a prisoner in prison than to fund a student at Princeton! Princeton University is an Ivy League school. It’s also known for being really expensive. In New Jersey, where...

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There was a house in New York that is 5ft wide known as the 'Spite House.'

There was a house in New York that is 5ft wide known as the 'Spite House.' For 32 years, Lexington Avenue and 43rd Street had one of the strangest house ever. It was 104 feet long, but only five feet...

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People born blind smile like everyone else, even though they've never seen a...

People born blind smile like everyone else, even though they've never seen a smile to mimic it There was a study done of the spontaneous expressions of blind individuals. It helped researchers to...

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Between 1946-1953, Quaker Oats helped sponsor an experiment to feed mentally...

Between 1946-1953, Quaker Oats helped sponsor an experiment to feed mentally disabled children radioactive oatmeal! Researchers in the United States have performed thousands of human radiation...

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When you use &%#@$ instead of swear words, it's called a Grawlix

When you use &%#@$ instead of swear words, it's called a Grawlix Grawlix is a term used to describe the symbol strings of typography that replace profanity, such as “%*#$*@”. The term was coined by...

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Hackers worked out how to open BMW car doors via SMS by reverse engineering...

Hackers worked out how to open BMW car doors via SMS by reverse engineering their assist technology! Two hackers have found a way to unlock cars that use remote control and telemetry systems like BMW...

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Panasonic has a factory staffed with only 15 people that can make 2 million...

Panasonic has a factory staffed with only 15 people that can make 2 million plasma displays per month! The technology that Panasonic has implemented in its plasma factory is nothing short of...

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Scientists might bring back Neanderthals!

Scientists might bring back Neanderthals! Scientists have been working on possibly cloning a Neanderthal questioning the risks of putting it into our environment and the workarounds! The first studies...

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75% of all the aluminum ever produced is still in use today. Keep this going...

75% of all the aluminum ever produced is still in use today. Keep this going by recycling 50 Cans with DoSomething.org Did you know that aluminum never wears out and that it can be recycled forever?...

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A Christian Terrorist set off a bomb at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,...

A Christian Terrorist set off a bomb at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, then proceeded to bomb an abortion clinic and a lesbian night club! Centennial Olympic Park was designed as the...

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When Bob Beamon broke the Long Jump record in 1968, he broke it by so much...

When Bob Beamon broke the Long Jump record in 1968, he broke it by so much that they couldn't measure it with the equipment they had! At the 1968 World Olympics in Mexico, Bob Beamon did more than set...

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Shocking facts about the decaying US infrastructure.

Shocking facts about the decaying US infrastructure. In the US, about 152,316 bridges need significant repairs, 3,346 dams are in danger of failing, and inadequate sewer systems spill an estimated 1.26...

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