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A Polish soldier was voluntarily imprisoned in Auschwitz to gain information!
A Polish soldier was voluntarily imprisoned in Auschwitz to gain information! Witold Pilecki has one of the most amazing stories from WWII. Pilecki fought with Polish forces against Nazi Germany and...
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Green, not red or pink used to be a symbol of love and sexuality.
Green, not red or pink used to be a symbol of love and sexuality. Generally, we tend to associate red with lust, passion, and desire but it turns out that green also knows a little something about...
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Potatoes may be the key to survive extremely long space trips!
Potatoes may be the key to survive extremely long space trips! The potato isn't often touted as a super vegetable. Compared to antioxidant-rich greens, potatoes come up short. They're starchy and...
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Some of the most important government positions in the Ottoman Empire were...
Some of the most important government positions in the Ottoman Empire were filled by slaves. Devshirme was very popular in the Ottoman Empire. For those of you who don't know (aka: Most of you)...
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A 15-year old helped develop a screening test for pancreatic cancer that...
A 15-year old helped develop a screening test for pancreatic cancer that costs only a few dollars instead of thousands! Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest known types of cancer. The 5-year...
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Sunandha Kumariratana, the Queen of Thailand, drowned while her subjects...
Sunandha Kumariratana, the Queen of Thailand, drowned while her subjects watched because they were forbidden to touch her Sunandha Kumariratana was the daughter of King Mongkut and Princess Consort...
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Neil Young once wired up his house to be the left speaker and the barn as his...
Neil Young once wired up his house to be the left speaker and the barn as his right speaker so that he could listen to music from a boat in the middle of his lake Neil Young is a rockstar. Having...
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No instrumental song has reached number one in USA since 1985
No instrumental song has reached number one in USA since 1985 Let's face it: Instrumental music is not as popular as it once was. It is no longer the golden age of beautifully composed pieces like...
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Ireland is not the drunkest country in the world.
Ireland is not the drunkest country in the world. Contrary to all those "Irish jokes," that we hear so much this time of year, Ireland isn't the most wasted country in the world. Nope, Ireland actually...
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The President receives about 500 death threats every month!
The President receives about 500 death threats every month! Whether that figure is higher or lower than you expected, it still poses a huge responsibility for those guarding him. The Secret Service...
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Skim milk can actually be really bad for heart.
Skim milk can actually be really bad for heart. Skim milk is treated like elixir by the health conscious. It seems the the flawless beverage, allowing you to get all the vitamins found from milk out...
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There was a nylon rationing during WWII. Women would draw lines on their lefs...
There was a nylon rationing during WWII. Women would draw lines on their lefs to make it look like they were wearing pantyhose! After the New York World Fair, nylon stockings hit the market on May 14th...
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King Haraldof Norway defied tradition and vowed to stay single unless he...
King Haraldof Norway defied tradition and vowed to stay single unless he married his one true love, a commoner. Royal weddings are often arranged. Royals want someone of a similar social and economic...
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Hundreds of prisoners were left to die in their cells during Hurricane...
Hundreds of prisoners were left to die in their cells during Hurricane Katrina as officials abandoned the prison Hurricane Katrina devastated the New Orleans area, and was made worse by the delayed...
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Rasputin's body sat up as he was being cremated!
Rasputin's body sat up as he was being cremated! Grigori Rasputin was a Russian mystic who was influential in the court of Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra of Russia. He was known for being able to heal...
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Phone numbers are 7 digits because 7 is the brain’s 'magic number' for...
Phone numbers are 7 digits because 7 is the brain’s 'magic number' for remembering items Do you ever have a hard time remembering a list that contains more than a handful of items? Or…gasp…did you...
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A third of dinosaur species may have never existed.
A third of dinosaur species may have never existed. While much of pre-history is an unseen spectacle, while dinosaurs look and seem like the stuff of children’s nightmares, we have an unshaken belief...
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There’s a reported case of human-to-human cancer transmission!
There’s a reported case of human-to-human cancer transmission! Pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma (abbreviated PUS), also undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma and previously malignant fibrous...
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The writer Roald Dahl's mission, as a spy for the British government, was to...
The writer Roald Dahl's mission, as a spy for the British government, was to seduce powerful US women in order to gather useful intelligence Roald Dahl is a famous author, known for his many works...
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Walt Disney was once fired for not being creative enough!
Walt Disney was once fired for not being creative enough! Walt Disney showed an interest in art and drawing really early on in life. He began drawing and selling sketches to neighbors at the age of 7!...
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