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A Croatian general managed to defend Vienna from an army 140,000 strong with...
A Croatian general managed to defend Vienna from an army 140,000 strong with just 800 soldiers! Nikola Jurisic was a Croatian nobleman, soldier and diplomat. He led the armies of the Croatian Krajina...
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Polar bear fur is transparent NOT white!
Polar bear fur is transparent NOT white! Polar bears have a really dense underfur covered by an outer layer of guard hairs, which appears to be tan, but in reality it is transparent. Why do they seem...
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The Colombian army created a pop song with a Morse code beat to communicate...
The Colombian army created a pop song with a Morse code beat to communicate with kidnapped military personnel Colombia has been in the middle of a civil war for years. Guerilla forces often kidnap...
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Hugh Hefner started Playboy because he didn’t get a $5 raise!
Hugh Hefner started Playboy because he didn’t get a $5 raise! Hugh Hefner is a media magnate and the ultimate bachelor. Even though he’s over 80 years old, he is still revered by men for his way of...
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3D mapping helped discover an ancient Maya city!
3D mapping helped discover an ancient Maya city! Holtun, or Head of Stone, lay hidden under the thick Guatemalan rain forest. However, in 2010, using GPS and electronic distance-measurement technology,...
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Despite being a comedy, My Cousin Vinny is used in Law Schools as a teaching...
Despite being a comedy, My Cousin Vinny is used in Law Schools as a teaching tool! The movie 'My Cousin Vinny' is the story of Joe Macchio and Marisa Tomei, two New Yorkers traveling through rural...
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During the 2008 hops shortage, Samuel Adams held a lottery that saved many...
During the 2008 hops shortage, Samuel Adams held a lottery that saved many craft brewers from going under! Talk about a good corporate citizen. Samuel Adams, a famous brand of beer brewed by the Boston...
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That the US tried to buy Greenland for 100 Million Dollars
That the US tried to buy Greenland for 100 Million Dollars Greenland is technically the world's largest island. Located at the top of the world, just east of Canada, it is geographically part of North...
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97% of the students at Ole Miss enlisted in the Confederate Army during the...
97% of the students at Ole Miss enlisted in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and all were wounded or killed. There were 139 male students enrolled at Ole Miss in 1861. When 135 of those men...
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Only around 3% of people who receive CPR go on to lead a normal life
Only around 3% of people who receive CPR go on to lead a normal life We've all seen that medical show. Something goes wrong and suddenly the patient isn't breathing any more or their heart isn't...
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A third of married couples in Canada have separate bedrooms.
A third of married couples in Canada have separate bedrooms. If you’re anything like me, one of the reasons the concept of marriage seems like a terrifying beast is because it entails sharing your...
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American Eggs would be illegal in a European Supermarket and vice versa.
American Eggs would be illegal in a European Supermarket and vice versa. Why would wouldn’t the egg cross the Atlantic? Because it’d be illegal on the other side. Due to US and European regulations,...
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There's a dying star zipping through our universe shedding its matter
There's a dying star zipping through our universe shedding its matter Mira exists 200-400 light years away from Earth in the constellation Cetus. It actually consists of two stars, the red giant Mira A...
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Scientists cut nerves that disable a cat's body while sleeping so they could...
Scientists cut nerves that disable a cat's body while sleeping so they could see them acting out their dreams! For anyone that is a sleepwalker, you know just how embarrassing it is to move around in...
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Marilyn Manson, blamed for influencing the Columbine shooting, never spoke...
Marilyn Manson, blamed for influencing the Columbine shooting, never spoke about it because he didn't want to give the shooting attention! Marilyn Manson started out as a journalist. When the Columbine...
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There’s a river known as the River of the Dead in South Korea because of all...
There’s a river known as the River of the Dead in South Korea because of all the dead bodies that wash up from the North! The Imjin river is the 7th largest river in Korea. It flows from the North to...
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The Army used flamethrowers to melt the snow on DC's streets before President...
The Army used flamethrowers to melt the snow on DC's streets before President Kennedy's inauguration! President John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States on January 20,...
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Nokia's ringtone has a hidden message in Morse code!
Nokia's ringtone has a hidden message in Morse code! Nokia phones are nearly indestructible, which is an amazing feat on it's own considering iPhones seem to break if you drop them onto a pillow....
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There are bodies in Europe whose skin is perfectly preserved but their bones...
There are bodies in Europe whose skin is perfectly preserved but their bones are dissolved! The bog bodies of Northern Europe are a large set of human cadavers that have been naturally mummified within...
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Not only are helicopter prison escapes real, they have a 73% success rate!
Not only are helicopter prison escapes real, they have a 73% success rate! Helicopter prison escapes make for really exciting film and TV events. Did you know that they also make for a really effective...
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