1. Lin Ching Lan is a deaf Taiwanese professional dancer and choreographer who feels the vibrations of music through wooden floors.
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  2. The town of Dildo in Newfoundland has an annual festival, Dildo Days, which is led by their mascot, Captain Dildo.
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  3. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was shocked when Queen Elizabeth II drove him around her estate, since women couldn't drive in his country.
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  4. Catholics in Nicaragua, who observe Lent by abstaining from meat, make meals of armadillo or iguana instead.
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  5. The record for the most Wimbledon titles is held by Professor Bernard Neal: he was croquet champion 38 times.
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  6. Self-driving cars play Grand Theft Auto to learn how to drive better.
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  7. In 1978, president Macías Nguema changed Equatorial Guinea's national motto to "There is no other God than Macías Nguema".
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  8. More than four tons of old U.S. paper money is mulched into compost every day.
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  9. ‘Kennedy' means ‘ugly head' in Gaelic.
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  10. You can get a Stand-up comedy master's degree at the University of Kent.
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  11. US$1 million will only get you 16 square metres of prime property in Monaco, 22 square metres in Hong Kong, and 25 square metres in New York.
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  12. Alexander the Great's army conquered the world while wearing armor made of linen that could stop any arrow made at the time.
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  13. Norway's Coat of Arms has a lion depicted, although there are no lions in Norway.
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  14. The oldest D20 dice was uncovered in Egypt and dates back around 30 BC.
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  15. The two parts to the word “helicopter” are “helico” meaning spiral, and “pter” meaning one with wings, like pterodactyl.
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  16. The cuckoo in the world's largest cuckoo clock weighs 330 pounds.
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  17. The largest print photograph ever taken was 111 feet (34 m) wide and 32 feet (9.8 m) high.
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  18. In Bolivia, llama droppings are used to purify water.
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  19. Slovenian-speaking babies learn the number 2 sooner than English-speaking ones.
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  20. The term "pipe dream" is a reference to the insane dreams people have when smoking opium.
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  21. Eight men own the same wealth as the poorest half of the world.
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  22. MIT sends out college acceptance notices on Pi Day, 3/14.
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  23. Before he was a famous musician, Johnny Cash was a military code breaker for the US Air Force.
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  24. Even though Froot Loops are different colors, they are all the same flavor.
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  25. A 'bobsled' is so named because early racers bobbed their heads back and forth to gain speed (which didn't work).
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  26. The first manager of the first McDonald's franchise was called Ed MacLuckie.
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  27. Melania Trump secured a 'genius visa' for 'extraordinary ability' while dating Donald Trump.
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  28. Oscar Peyrou is a film critic and President of the Spanish Association of Film Critics but he doesn't watch films. He analyzes them through the poster alone.
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  29. Chicago has over 60 coyotes fitted with radio collars roaming the city, eating small rodents, especially rats and voles.
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  30. Don Gorske was recognized by the Guinness World Records book in 2016 when he ate his 28,788th Big Mac.
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