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A small Japanese island, formerly a chemical warfare testing site, is now...
A small Japanese island, formerly a chemical warfare testing site, is now overrun by hundreds of friendly rabbits Okunoshima is a small Japanese island in the Inland Sea of Japan.The island is also...
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J.R.R. Tolkien sold the film rights of Lord of the Rings trilogy in 1969 for...
J.R.R. Tolkien sold the film rights of Lord of the Rings trilogy in 1969 for $20,000! J.R.R. Tolkien is survived by three children, but his family had no say over the way the Lord of the Rings films...
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Humans could theoretically survive on just potatoes and butter!
Humans could theoretically survive on just potatoes and butter! Potatoes are most often classified as a carbohydrate because the average potato has about 26 grams, yet if the skin is eaten, you are...
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The actress who plays Elaine on Seinfeld is a multi-billionare and is worth...
The actress who plays Elaine on Seinfeld is a multi-billionare and is worth more than Jerry himself! Julia Louis-Dreyfus is well-known for her role as Elaine on Seinfeld. She has continued her success...
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A Prince was saved from being assassinated thanks to a pug!
A Prince was saved from being assassinated thanks to a pug! Pompey was the well known Pug dog of William The Silent. Pompey is actually legendary. According to the legend, during a campaign against the...
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Lightning rods don’t attract lightning – they discharge it!
Lightning rods don’t attract lightning – they discharge it! Have you ever seen one of those cool nighttime photos which show purple, glowing lightning striking a vertical rod on top of a building? The...
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A man invented a table saw that stops in less than 1/1000th of a second when...
A man invented a table saw that stops in less than 1/1000th of a second when it touches human flesh! 10 people every single day lose a finger while cutting a piece of wood using a table saw, an...
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Adwaita the tortoise lived an estimated 255 years!
Adwaita the tortoise lived an estimated 255 years! While turtles and tortoises are known to have long live expectancies, this particular animal is just absurd. Adwaita was a giant tortoise who was...
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Alexander Fleming cautioned against overuse of penicillin saying it’d lead to...
Alexander Fleming cautioned against overuse of penicillin saying it’d lead to mutant bacteria! People were ecstatic when British bacteriologist, Alexander Fleming, discovered penicillin. Fleming saw...
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The record for longest sniper kill is 1.8 miles and was set last year!
The record for longest sniper kill is 1.8 miles and was set last year! Snipers are trained to shoot accurately from long distances. But can you imagine a bullet being accurate over 1.8 miles? This is...
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If you leave the US with more than $5 in pennies or nickels, you could go to...
If you leave the US with more than $5 in pennies or nickels, you could go to jail! This seems like a weird and arbitrary rule no? However, there's a good reason for it. To safeguard against a potential...
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Crossing your fingers for luck is actually a Christian symbol for invoking...
Crossing your fingers for luck is actually a Christian symbol for invoking protection by emulating the shape of a cross! Crossing your fingers is a hand gesture commonly used to superstitiously wish...
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Matthew Lewis wore a fat suit, fake teeth, and more during the Harry Potter...
Matthew Lewis wore a fat suit, fake teeth, and more during the Harry Potter films to make Neville Longbottom seem more unattractive. Turns out that all "puberty: You're doing it right" posts in...
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This was the FASTEST selling video game of 2006 (Source)
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Hollywood is responsible for a herd of Bison thriving in Catalina Island!
Hollywood is responsible for a herd of Bison thriving in Catalina Island! In 1924, a movie studio decided to film a silent movie called The Vanishing Dream. To film this, they brought in a small herd...
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Norman Mailer helped a convicted murdered get parole. The man commited a...
Norman Mailer helped a convicted murdered get parole. The man commited a murder within weeks of getting out of jail Norman Mailer was a novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, film maker, film...
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In 1970 Sesame Street was banned in Mississippi because of it's racially...
In 1970 Sesame Street was banned in Mississippi because of it's racially integrated cast Sesame Street, the uber popular children's show, began in 1969. The show was met with critical acclaim and was...
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There is a violin made out of stone that is still playable.
There is a violin made out of stone that is still playable. The Blackbird, also called the Black Stone Violen, is a full-size playable violin made of black diabase after the drawing by Antonio...
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Scared Straight programs are not only ineffective, they cause substantial...
Scared Straight programs are not only ineffective, they cause substantial increases in criminal relapse Scared Straight programs were established in the US in the 1970s. The programs involved law...
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A man suffered from a heart attack after a freak accident, then won a car...
A man suffered from a heart attack after a freak accident, then won a car from a scratch-off lottery and later $250,000 when he reenacted the scratchoff for TV! Australian truck driver Bill Morgan...
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