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Xzibitâs income dropped 85% when MTV canceled Pimp My Ride!
Xzibitâs income dropped 85% when MTV canceled Pimp My Ride! Once a rather famous name in the rap game, Alvin Nathaniel Joiner, better known as Xzibit, was actually forced to claim bankruptcy after...
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Detective Munch from Law & Order: SVU has appeared on 10 other TV shows,...
Detective Munch from Law & Order: SVU has appeared on 10 other TV shows, including The Wire and Sesame Street! This makes Richard Belzer the only actor to portray the same character on that many...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger never accepted pay for being governor.
Arnold Schwarzenegger never accepted pay for being governor. It’s something that every now and then is worth sitting down and taking a minute to think about: Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Terminator, was...
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During WWII, General Eisenhower ordered every citizen of Gotha, Germany to...
During WWII, General Eisenhower ordered every citizen of Gotha, Germany to tour a concentration camp. After seeing the camp, the mayor hanged himself. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who served as the 34th...
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There is a fruit fly gene mutation named after Kenny from South Park.
There is a fruit fly gene mutation named after Kenny from South Park. If you’ve taken a Biology class, you probably know that the fruit fly is something experimented on and looked at a lot. You also...
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Here's how to get the best discount if you want to shop at Target.
Here's how to get the best discount if you want to shop at Target. If a price tag ends in 4 at Target, the price won't go any lower. Like all stores, Target has a set of rules for what items are marked...
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Frodo wasn't the real hero of Lord of the Rings⦠Sam was!
Frodo wasn't the real hero of Lord of the Rings⦠Sam was! JRR Tolkien considered Sam Gamgee the "chief hero" of The Lord of the Rings. If you’re unfamiliar with The Lord of the Rings, it is a world...
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Alexander the Great said in his will he wanted Asians and Europeans to...
Alexander the Great said in his will he wanted Asians and Europeans to cross-breed! Alexander the Great expressed in his last will and testament the desire to see "transplant of populations from Asia...
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In the original Frankenstein movie, the line "Now I know what it feels like...
In the original Frankenstein movie, the line "Now I know what it feels like to be God!" followed by "It's alive! It's alive!" was censored by audio of a clap of thunder because it was considered...
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Any South Korean male who wins an Olympic medal avoids the countryâs...
Any South Korean male who wins an Olympic medal avoids the countryâs mandatory two-year military service. South Korea, like many countries, has a mandatory military service period for males between...
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A Second Officer of the Titanic admitted years later the ship's binoculars...
A Second Officer of the Titanic admitted years later the ship's binoculars were in a lock box that no one had a key to! Lightoller was a veteran of the sea by the age of 21. He was the second officer...
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Needing to pee improves impulse control!
Needing to pee improves impulse control! So, you’re sitting with your family making a big decision and realize you have to go to the bathroom. The logical thing to do would be to excuse yourself and...
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Senator Strom Thurmond spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes nonstop in an...
Senator Strom Thurmond spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes nonstop in an attempt to filibuster the Civil Rights Act of 1957! A filibuster in the U.S. is basically the ability a senator or group of...
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A security prison in the Philipines has no walls!
A security prison in the Philipines has no walls! The Iwahig Penal Farm is considered a unique rehabilitation facility because of the freedom it grants inmates. Although there are some measures to make...
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The thieves who stole Mr.
The thieves who stole Mr.Roger's car returned it after they found out it was his! Fred Rogers is a legendary figure in American children television. His show "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood" was aimed at...
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During his execution in 1730, pirate Oliver Levasseur tossed a coded message...
During his execution in 1730, pirate Oliver Levasseur tossed a coded message into the crowd, screaming; "Find my treasure, he who may understand it!" People are still trying. Oliver Levasseur had a...
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The oldest surviving gun was made in 1288!
The oldest surviving gun was made in 1288! It is made of pure bronze, and was discovered at a site in modern-day Acheng District Heilongjian, China where many battles were fought at the time. It has...
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The thinnest American states now are FATTER than the fattest American states...
The thinnest American states now are FATTER than the fattest American states in 1991! In 1991, a handful of states in America had less than a 10% obesity rate, a majority of states had a 10%-20%...
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The longest sniper shot confirmed was 1.5 miles by British sniper Craig...
The longest sniper shot confirmed was 1.5 miles by British sniper Craig Harrison! Craig Harrison is a Corporal of Horse in the Blues and Royals RHG/D of the British Army. He holds the record for the...
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The Catholic Church considers the theory of evolution to be "virtually...
The Catholic Church considers the theory of evolution to be "virtually certain." Ever since Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species more than 150 years ago, the theory of evolution has been a...
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