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Al Capone made US$60 million a year during the Prohibition era from selling alcohol. Today, this would equal to almost US$1 billion.

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Hackers broke into Mark Zuckerberg 's Twitter and Pinterest accounts in 2016. They say his password was "dadada."

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Boxer Floyd Mayweather made US$300 million in 2015. That's enough to buy 3,000 Porsche 911 cars.

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Billionaire Warren Buffet still lives in a modest Omaha home he bought for US$31,500 in 1958.

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The average person will excrete 135 U.S. gallons (511 L) of urine per year, enough to fill two bathtubs.

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Tetris is addictive because it presents a continuous stream of incomplete tasks. Fulfilling those tasks gives players a constant sense of achievement.

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When Elon Musk was 17, he lived off a dollar a day for a month to see if he had what it takes to be an entrepreneur.

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The Law of Urination says that all mammals, weighing more than 2.2 pounds (a kilogram), take almost the same time to pee: about 20 seconds.

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Usain Bolt can reach a speed of 27.44 miles per hour (44 km per hour). He's almost as fast as a cat.

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Peeing in the shower instead of the toilet just once a day can save up to 2,500 liters of water per year per person.

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The rock band ZZ Top has had the same members since 1969 without changes. That's 47 years up until 2016.

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The U.S. officially adopted the metric system in 1975 when President Gerald Ford signed the Metric Conversion Act.

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A statue of Jesus in India had water mysteriously dripping from its toes. Worshipers would collect and sometimes drink it. The source of the water was later found to be a clogged toilet near the statue.

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Flowers have only existed for 160 million years, appearing way after Dinosaurs.

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Australia is as big as the continental U.S.

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Countries within the European Union are experiencing their longest period of peace since the Roman Empire.

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The Catholic Church had a list of banned books until 1966, one of which was "Les Miserables."

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There's a service called "Cleaning for a Reason" in the U.S. and Canada that cleans the houses of women with cancer for free so they can focus on their health.

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Actor Daniel Radcliffe once wore the same outfit for 6 months to make paparazzi angry.

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Shia LaBeouf's name literally translates into "Thank God for Beef."

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"F*ck your ancestors to the 18th generation" is a Chinese insult, due to the high respect for one's ancestors.

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The average shower wastes
20 gallons (75 L) of water.

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Despite his profanity-laced songs, Eminem doesn't allow swearing in his home.

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1 divided by 998001 gives a complete sequence from 000 to 999 in order.

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You can preserve the tattoos of deceased loved ones as framed art.

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Millions of tonnes of the world's electronic waste ends up in Africa where it is dumped in landfills.

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A horse's hoof is technically a single toe, so horses run on their toes.

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The first words of the third man on the moon were, "Whoopee! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me."

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The Khasi people in Meghalaya, India, grow living bridges with tree roots.