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Pine cones have genders!
Pine cones have genders! Male pine cones are much smaller then female pine cones which are the ones that are big and spiky, while males are very small and closed in. On average, a male pine cone only...
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When you sleep, you grow by about 8mm!
When you sleep, you grow by about 8mm! However, this growth is just temporary, the next day you shrink back to your former height.The reason is that your cartilage discs are squeezed like sponges by...
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During his 2004 tour, David Bowie was followed around by a woman dressed as...
During his 2004 tour, David Bowie was followed around by a woman dressed as pink rabbit! While he went around his 2004 tour, a 5'3" woman dressed as a pink bunny followed David Bowie around his stops....
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Poland has a forest full of bent pine trees!
Poland has a forest full of bent pine trees! It's a bit of a mystery as to why this 'Crooked Forest' exists in this tiny corner of western Polan. There are about 400 pine trees with a 90 degree bend at...
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Horses about the size of a duck once roamed North America!
Horses about the size of a duck once roamed North America! First off, let’s just get this out of the way – they were probably adorable. These duck sized horses initially weighed around 12 pounds, and...
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Some survivors of the Holocaust died with the first week of being free! Why?
Some survivors of the Holocaust died with the first week of being free! Why? The people that fell victim to the Holocaust had to live in horrific conditions for many years, and more often than not were...
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During the reign of King Louis XIV anyone could enter his palace at...
During the reign of King Louis XIV anyone could enter his palace at Versailles as long as they followed certain rules! The Palace of Versailles is known for being one of the most expensive palaces of...
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Thomas Edison’s last breath is saved in a test tube! Here’s why
Thomas Edison’s last breath is saved in a test tube! Here’s why You may have heard of Thomas Edison, or at least a few small things he invented. You know, like the first movie camera, the incandescent...
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You can adopt old people in Italy!
You can adopt old people in Italy! As ridiculous as adopting an elderly person sounds, elderly people need to feel loved too. There was a growing problem in Milan; elderly people were beginning to feel...
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Prawn caught in Britain is sent to China for processing then re-imported back...
Prawn caught in Britain is sent to China for processing then re-imported back to Britain! Fishing companies in Britain will head out to the coast and catch shrimp, as well as prawns. After the...
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Mathematician Kurt Gödel starved himself to death! Learn why
Mathematician Kurt Gödel starved himself to death! Learn why Kurt Gödel was a European mathematician who was born in Austria-Hungary, an area which is now known as the Czech Republic. He is known for...
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North Korean border guards have to face each other so they don't defect to...
North Korean border guards have to face each other so they don't defect to South Korea! The demarcation line between North and South Korea is marked by blocks of concrete and the two sides face each...
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Prince's record label had to send out thousands of floppys when he changed...
Prince's record label had to send out thousands of floppys when he changed his name to a symbol so people could write it out! Prince was born in Minnesota and his dad was a pianist and songwriter while...
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There’s a lawyer in Switzerland who represents animals in court!
There’s a lawyer in Switzerland who represents animals in court! In Switzerland, Antoine Goetschel is a lawyer who focuses on animal rights law. He played a key role in lobbying for the unsuccessful...
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There are no more direct descendants of Abraham Lincoln!
There are no more direct descendants of Abraham Lincoln! Abraham Lincoln’s family line completely died off in 1985 when Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith died without any children! The Lincolns descended...
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Google's Chairman Eric Schmidt has a cyberstalker obsessed with accusing him...
Google's Chairman Eric Schmidt has a cyberstalker obsessed with accusing him of murder! Peter Cao, a Chinese guy, repeatedly accuses Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, and Stanford Professor of...
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Why did Independence Day rip off Jurassic Park's audio?
Why did Independence Day rip off Jurassic Park's audio? In Independence Day, the filmmakers added audio from Jurassic Park in post production, because they liked when Jeff Goldblum said "Must go...
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Why did Google cost the economy $120,000,000 in two days?
Why did Google cost the economy $120,000,000 in two days? The launch of Google's animated Pac-Man doodle led to almost five million wasted hours and cost the economy around $120 million dollars. A tool...
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Baseball and cricket are the only major sports where the defense has the ball!
Baseball and cricket are the only major sports where the defense has the ball! The best known bat-and-ball games are cricket and baseball. Baseball is played in a quadrant of fair territory between...
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The word LEGO had a secret meaning that the makers didn't know about!
The word LEGO had a secret meaning that the makers didn't know about! In 1932, Ole Kirk Kristiansen was a master carpenter and joiner in Denmark and established his business in the village of Billund....
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