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Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong, is not allowed to bike to work because his safety is too important to Nintendo.

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Michael Jordan was fined US$5000 for every game that he wore Air Jordans, as the shoes violated NBA policies. But he made an estimated US$90 million in 2013 alone, mostly from NIKE.

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162,719 pints of Guinness beer are wasted each year due to mustaches.

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In 2015, U.S. home ownership rate reached a 48-year low.

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Penguins can't taste sweet or savory flavors, only sour and salty ones.

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The famous "Here's Johnny!" scene in "The Shining" took 3 days to film and the use of 60 doors .

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Barack Obama was the first sitting President to publish an academic paper.

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In 1993, the U.S. Congress and President Clinton apologized for overthrowing the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893 and acknowledged that the U.S. annexed Hawaii unlawfully.

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Human hair was found in fossilised hyena dung dating back 195,000 to 257,000 years.

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Kissing
involves a total of
34 facial muscles
and 112 postural muscles.

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In 1902, a lightning strike damaged the upper section of the Eiffel Tower, requiring the reconstruction of its top.

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2,520 is the smallest number that can be exactly divided by all the numbers 1 to 10.

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The dots in Gmail addresses don't make any difference. An email sent to hom.er.j.sim.ps.on@gmail.com still goes to homerjsimpson@gmail.com.

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Walt Disney borrowed most of the US$1.5 million needed to make Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It took 3 years to complete and became the highest-grossing sound film of its time.

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"Mortimer Mouse" was the original name of Mickey Mouse before Walt Disney's wife, Lillian, convinced him to change it.

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Cristiano Ronaldo funded the education of a 7-year-old survivor of the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia. He was found wearing a Portuguese jersey. The boy grew up to be a soccer player and was signed by Sporting Lisbon in 2015.

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In 2008, Guatemala became the first country to officially recognise femicide, the murder of a woman because of her gender, as a crime.

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1 in 3 worldwide deaths in 2012 were caused by Cardiovascular diseases.

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In Morocco, inhaling the smoke of the hedgehog's burnt skin or bristles is a purported remedy for fever, male impotence and urinary illnesses.

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Kangaroos' tails act as a third leg rather than just a balancing strut.

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On July 2012, the computers of Iran's nuclear program were hacked, causing them to blare "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC.

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Some monuments stones

from Stonehenge

were brought to the site

from 150 miles away.

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Before he married Martha, George Washington was in love with Sally Fairfax, his best friend's wife.

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Mormons believe that the U.S. Constitution is a divinely inspired document.

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Outbreaks of the Black Death (bubonic plague) continue to this day in various parts of the world.

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The U.S. and Papua New Guinea are the only two countries in the world that do not offer paid maternity leave.

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Iceland was the most peaceful place on Earth for six years straight since 2010, according to the Institute for Economics and Peace.

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The ozone layer is showing signs of healing, thanks to the worldwide ban on chlorofluorocarbons.

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14.8 million American adults have depression. That's 6.7% of the U.S. population age 18 and older.