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4% of lost remote controls were later found to be in the fridge or freezer, a survey says.

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5 million Americans play video games for 40 hours a week, the equivalent of a day job.

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The U.S. experiences approximately 75% of the world's known tornadoes.

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Almost all of the 30 countries with the highest birth rates are in Africa.

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Mexican scientists turned a shot of tequila into diamonds by heating it to 800˚C.

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An iPhone contains about 0.0012 ounces of gold, 0.012 ounces of silver, and 0.000012 ounces of platinum, worth $1.52, $0.24, and $0.017 respectively.

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Henry Ford tried to build an American industrialist utopia in the Brazilian jungle, "Fordlandia", to secure a source of cultivated rubber for his cars.

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In 221 AD, Roman Emperor Elagabalus had a dinner party. When the meal was over, he gave the signal for dozens of leopards and lions to be released among his guests.

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One of the wealthiest drug lords in history died during a plastic surgery to change his appearance. The two physicians in charge were later found dead, encased in concrete inside steel drums.

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No U.S Navy submarine is ever considered "lost" if it does not return. It's considered to be "still on patrol."

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65% of mothers and 70% of fathers exhibited a preference for one child, a study found.

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The U.S. has won over 1,000 cumulative gold medals since the founding of the modern Olympic games in 1896.

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Because Fidel Castro has chosen not to create a cult of personality, inside Cuba there are no streets, buildings, institutions or localities named for him.

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Saddam Hussein's love of a grilled fish dish called masgouf caused the U.S. to discover his hiding place in 2003.

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Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the roof of the White House. Ronald Reagan had them removed.

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More than 40% of the Fortune 500 companies in 2010 were founded by an immigrant or the child of an immigrant.

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A five-year-old boy passed a Microsoft exam in 2014 to become the youngest person to become a Microsoft Certified Professional.

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Gender equality in the workplace could add US$4.3 trillion to the U.S. economy by 2025, a 2016 study found.

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One-third of global homicides occur in Latin America, even though the region has just 8% of the world's population, according to UN data.

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Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, was bullied as a kid for his gangly form and big ears.

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In 2004, a man waited 3 days for the shotgun seat of a helicopter giving Grand Canyon tours only to commit suicide by jumping from the aircraft.

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70% of the time, ice from fast food restaurants was dirtier than toilet water.

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Army ants build living bridges by linking their bodies to span gaps and create shortcuts across rainforests.

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Alabama didn't lift its ban on interracial marriage until 2000.

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8.5% of adults worldwide currently have diabetes. That's almost twice as much as it was in 1980.

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Bras were called "breast bags" in medieval times.

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Arabic numerals, like the ones we use today in English, were actually invented in India.