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Colombian drug lords are using million dollar submarines that can hold 8 tons...
Colombian drug lords are using million dollar submarines that can hold 8 tons of cocaine per trip! Drug trafficking is becoming increasingly high tech. boats have always been used in the drug trade,...
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Shawn Crawford gave the 2008 Olympic silver medal for the 200m dash to...
Shawn Crawford gave the 2008 Olympic silver medal for the 200m dash to Churandy Martina, whoâd been disqualified! In the 2008 Olympics, there were major disputes over the 200m run. Initially,...
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Over 2000 years ago, Eratosthenes estimated the Earth's circumference and was...
Over 2000 years ago, Eratosthenes estimated the Earth's circumference and was accurate to within 2%. Eratosthenes was (you guessed it) a Greek mathematician, geographer, poet, athlete, astronomer, and...
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A man created a sport that combines boxing gloves with TASERS!
A man created a sport that combines boxing gloves with TASERS!Mixed martial arts are the current king of the fighting hill. Michael Alexander decided it wasn’t interesting enough, however, and upped...
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ESPN won an Emmy for the yellow First and Ten Line!
ESPN won an Emmy for the yellow First and Ten Line! The yellow First and Ten Line is one of television’s little miracles, and it is as important as it is underrated. The graphic enhancement gives...
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Former Costa Rican president José Figueres once saved a hijacked plane.
Former Costa Rican president José Figueres once saved a hijacked plane. Figueres was the 32nd, 34th, and 38th president of Costa Rica. Through the course of his terms, he gave women and illiterates...
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Have a coyote or wild dog problem? Get a guardian DONKEY
Have a coyote or wild dog problem? Get a guardian DONKEY Farmers in Rhode Island were having trouble with coyotes coming in and injuring and killing their sheep. When they brought in a guard donkey to...
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North Dakota might not technically be a state because of a single word!
North Dakota might not technically be a state because of a single word! An omission from the 1889 state constitution means that the legal status of North Dakota being a US state might be in question....
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A part of the script for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Manâs Chest was...
A part of the script for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Manâs Chest was kept a secret from Orlando Bloom! Remember that surprise smooth between Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Swann? Well, as it turns...
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Can you guess how many pigs were used for the movie Babe?
Can you guess how many pigs were used for the movie Babe? If you’re too young to remember, Babe was a movie about a pig raised by sheepdogs who learns to herd sheep. Like any movie that involves real...
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A party drug popular in Raves has been found to be super effective in...
A party drug popular in Raves has been found to be super effective in treating depression! It’s become notable because it is an anti-depressant that takes effect within hours instead of weeks or months...
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Nerdiest sporst cheer is from MIT: Cosine, secant, tangent, sine, 3.14159
Nerdiest sporst cheer is from MIT: Cosine, secant, tangent, sine, 3.14159 The Massachusetts Institute of Technology actually has quite a few clever cheers for their sports teams. If you’ve ever...
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At the 1996 Olympics, a security guard discovered a pipe bomb, alerted...
At the 1996 Olympics, a security guard discovered a pipe bomb, alerted police, helped evacuate. The media then accused him of planting it! His name was Richard Jewell, and he was an American police...
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There was an attempt to have everyone on Earth jump at the same time to end...
There was an attempt to have everyone on Earth jump at the same time to end Global Warming! It was called “World Jump Day,” and it took place on July 20th, 2006 at 11:39.13. The organization that...
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After the 1900 Olympics, croquet was discontinued because only 1 spectator...
After the 1900 Olympics, croquet was discontinued because only 1 spectator watched the event. A “forever alone” tale for the ages. You probably know what croquet is. At least, you probably know it’s...
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Every year a masked man leaves roses and cognac at Edgar Allan Poe's grave!
Every year a masked man leaves roses and cognac at Edgar Allan Poe's grave! Edgar Allan Poe is famous for his dark tales of mystery and terror. After living a life that would be difficult to classify...
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It's possible to die of a broken heart!
It's possible to die of a broken heart! It’s called "Takotsubo cardiomyopathy," and is when a certain muscle of the heart begins to weaken resulting in acute heart failure, lethal ventricular...
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Not a single person ordered pizza from Dominoes during the verdict of OJ...
Not a single person ordered pizza from Dominoes during the verdict of OJ Simpson! This may sound extremely strange and you’re probably wondering how pizza and OJ Simpson have anything to do with each...
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Lack of sleep makes you want to eat junk food!
Lack of sleep makes you want to eat junk food! You’re probably wondering how sleeping less could affect what foods you want to eat, but recent science points in the direction that the less you sleep,...
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A 2,400 year old corpse was preserved so well that it was reported as a...
A 2,400 year old corpse was preserved so well that it was reported as a murder victim! His name is Tollund Man and he, like several other well preserved bodies, was found in a peat bog on the Jutland...
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