1. The world's oldest recorded joke is a Sumerian saying from around 1900 BC about a wife's fart.
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  2. The term "cowboy" was originally a derogatory term for a black cowhand.
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  3. Mountain Lions will bury and leave their prey, then return to it when they are hungry.
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  4. The only verified person to reach the age of 120 once met Vincent Van Gogh and later called him "dirty, badly dressed and disagreeable."
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  5. Ninjas never wore black. Mostly they wore the inconspicuous clothing of peasants, merchants, traveling priests, etc.
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  6. Scientists have discovered that monkeys are susceptible to optical illusions, just like humans.
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  7. When a hurricane is expected, Wal-Mart's top-selling items are strawberry Pop-Tarts and beer.
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  8. In 1900, 40% of American cars were powered by steam, 38% by electricity, and 22% by gasoline.
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  9. The Labrador dog is from Newfoundland and the Newfoundland dog is from Labrador.
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  10. In 2015, a 4-year-old searching for fossils found 100 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Bones.
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  11. The average American golf course consumes around 312,000 gallons of water per day.
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  12. Hours before his death, Einstein was still
    attempting to prove his Theory of Everything.
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  13. The word "infant" comes from the Latin word "infans", meaning "unable to speak" or "speechless".
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  14. Bolivia was not a landlocked country. Its territory on the Pacific Ocean was lost to Chile after the War of the Pacific in the mid 19th century.
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  15. Novelist Stephen King said that Professor Umbridge from the Harry Potter series is the "greatest make-believe villain to come along since Hannibal Lecter."
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  16. The Irish surname prefix "Mac" means "son of," while "O" means "descendant of."
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  17. Americans spend an average of US$1,092 on coffee each year.
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  18. In the U.S., Google searches for "why is my poop green" peak between 5 and 6 AM , while "how to roll a joint" peaks between 1 and 2 AM.
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  19. The term "ZIP"
    in "ZIP code"
    is an acronym for
    "Zone Improvement Plan."
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  20. The UK is the only country not required to name itself on its postage stamps.
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  21. In the U.S., sitting on a sea turtle is a third degree felony.
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  22. The world's smallest snail can fit 10 times in the eye of a needle.
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  23. White blood cells make up about 1% of your blood.
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  24. There's a village in India that produces most bouncers and bodyguards of New Delhi's nightclubs.
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  25. Saddam Hussein commissioned the production of a Qur'an written using 27 litres of his own blood, to thank God for saving him from dangers and conspiracies.
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  26. The youngest known serial killer ever is Amerjeet Sada who killed 3 young children at the age of 8, including his neighbor's baby whom he bludgeoned with a brick.
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  27. The Vatican does not recognize the People's Republic of China as a legitimate state of China.
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  28. The USPS is a year older than the United States.
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  29. If the Statue of Liberty was built today, it would cost about US$1.2 million.
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  30. Astronauts aboard the ISS change clothes near a filter that sucks up the skin particles that would otherwise float around.
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