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A billionaire is making a near perfect replica of the Titanic!
A billionaire is making a near perfect replica of the Titanic! Australian billionaire Clive Palmer announced that he is building Titanic II in 2012. It’ll be the flagship of Palmer’s cruise company,...
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If ivory trade was legal, there could be MORE elephants alive than there are...
If ivory trade was legal, there could be MORE elephants alive than there are now! Ivory is one of the most sought after goods in the world, demanding prices that rival or even exceed gold. While...
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The actress who played Padma Patil in Harry Potter was beaten by her family...
The actress who played Padma Patil in Harry Potter was beaten by her family for dating a non-Muslim! Afshan Azad made a name for herself through the Harry Potter films. The British actress is Muslim...
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British engineers are making a car that will go 1000mph!
British engineers are making a car that will go 1000mph! The British Bloodhound SuperSonic Car project made some serious headway in the quest to raise the world's land speed record to 1,000 mph when...
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A religion on a pacific island worships American soldiers and prays for their return! The religion of “John Frum” is one of the strangest active today. It began in the early 1940’s when American...
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Spider legs use hydraulic pressure. When they die their legs curl because the...
Spider legs use hydraulic pressure. When they die their legs curl because the liquid dries up! Spiders' legs curl up is because a spider uses hydraulic pressure to push liquid into it's legs that allow...
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Domestic cats instinctively don't want to drink from the water bowl next to...
Domestic cats instinctively don't want to drink from the water bowl next to their food because they think it might be contaminated Cats are odd creatures. While they can be cuddly and affectionate,...
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A football game was played in fog so thick that the players couldn’t see the...
A football game was played in fog so thick that the players couldn’t see the field! A 1988 playoff game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Bears will always be remembered as the “Fog...
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That crazy feeling of falling when you’re about to go to sleep is called the...
That crazy feeling of falling when you’re about to go to sleep is called the hypnic jerk! It’s happened to all of us. You’re in that strange netherworld between awake and asleep when...
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Cats can drink sea water to re-hydrate themselves!
Cats can drink sea water to re-hydrate themselves! Have you ever heard the expression, “Water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink?” The age-old age adage refers, of course, to the ocean – vast...
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The man who grounded 4,000 planes on 9/11 was on first day of his job
The man who grounded 4,000 planes on 9/11 was on first day of his job On September 11, 2001, four commercial planes were hijacked by foreign terrorists. All other commercial flights were grounded that...
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Men are 92% of workplace deaths in the US!
Men are 92% of workplace deaths in the US! The government keeps copious data on workplace fatalities and for good reason. The more we know about the causes and circumstances of workplace deaths, the...
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Moose have keen hearing because their antlers work as amplifiers!
Moose have keen hearing because their antlers work as amplifiers! Some animals have extravagant features that are mostly just for show. If you thought that Moose developed their trademark antlers in...
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First Lady Barbara Bush Wrote a Letter to Marge Simpson!
First Lady Barbara Bush Wrote a Letter to Marge Simpson! Former First Lady Barbara Bush once made a pop culture faux pas when she called the “The Simpsons” the “dumbest thing she’d ever seen” back in...
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China has mobile execution chambers to execute people in death row
China has mobile execution chambers to execute people in death row China executes more prisoners than any other country in the world. In fact, it’s estimated that China executes four times as many...
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An Olympic rower once stopped mid-race to allow ducklings to pass; he still...
An Olympic rower once stopped mid-race to allow ducklings to pass; he still won the race Henry 'Bobby' Pearce was one of the best scullers of the early 20th century. The Australian phenomenon won Gold...
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The Avengers had sounds from the original Hulk TV show!
The Avengers had sounds from the original Hulk TV show! The old Hulk TV series is one of those iconic shows that has stood the test of time in pop culture consciousness. Seeing Lou Ferrigno painted...
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Almost 15% of Rio de Janeiro's population is gay
Almost 15% of Rio de Janeiro's population is gay Brazil has around 20,000,000 LGBT citizens. They make up 8.35% of the population. Of all Brazilian cities, Rio de Janeiro has the highest percentage of...
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The more a pool smells like chlorine, the more poop it has!
The more a pool smells like chlorine, the more poop it has! You probably associate a strong chlorine smell with a really clean pool, don’t you? The reality could not be farther from the truth. In...
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States that allow medical marijuana have had 'a nearly 9% decline in traffic...
States that allow medical marijuana have had 'a nearly 9% decline in traffic deaths and a 5% reduction in beer sales' More and more states are jumping on the medical marijuana legalization bandwagon....
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