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Steve Jobs got a new Mercedes every 6 months because a car didn't need a license plate until it was 6 months old.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE -
Central Park was officially home to 25 residents in the New York City Census of 2010.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Chimps can play rock-paper-scissors at the same level as a 4 year old human child.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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One of Thomas Edison's oddest inventions was a voice-driven sewing machine operated by blowing into a mouthpiece. It never caught on.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Iceland's last McDonald's burger was sold in 2009. You can watch it decompose online.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 1992, a group of French youths removing graffiti from a caveaccidentally erased a painting of a bison that was 15,000 years old.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Although usually referred to in the singular, Bermuda consists of 181 islands.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The average Dutch person cycles around 1,000km annually.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Henry VIII of England's Buggery Act of 1533 made sodomy punishable by death.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A couple of teaspoons of Botox would be enough to kill everyone in the UK.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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It is illegal to wear a bikini in Barcelona, except on the beach.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 1853, the Venus de Milo statue was put on trial for nudity in Mannheim, Germany.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Aztec mothers who died in childbirth were regarded as highly as warriors who died in battle.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Shark Bay, Australia, is now called 'Safety Beach'. It changed its name to attract tourists.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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18.3% of Iceland's population uses cannabis, placing them as the top marijuana consuming nation in the world.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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When Muhammad Ali lost a fight against Larry Holmes, a 14-year-old Mike Tyson promised him that when he "got big" he would take down Larry Holmes for him. Six years later, he took Holmes down.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The main actor of “The Gods Must Be Crazy” was only paid $300, even though the film made over $60 million.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Rock Paper Scissors was invented in China, but popularized in Japan, where it's called "Janken."♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Saltwater crocodiles enjoy catching a wave and can travel hundreds of kilometres by "surfing" on ocean currents.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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It is estimated that 9 out of 10 women in Mexico have been subjected to sexual violence, whether on the streets or at home.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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'Orchid' actually means testicle.The surgical procedure to remove one or more testicles is an 'orchidectomy'.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In Aztec cities, chewing tzicli (chewing gum) in public identified a married or widowed woman as a prostitute and a man as a homosexual.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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From 2000 to 2010, some 100,000 British people converted to Islam.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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More than a third of all sick leave is taken on a Monday, researchers found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The word "vodka" is a diminutive form of the Slavic word "voda" (water), interpreted as "little water."♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 1916, the German Empire allowed citizens to take passport photos with their dogs.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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It is possible to age a lobster by counting the rings on its eyestalks.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 1986, a Soviet pilot made a bet with his co-pilot that he could land the aeroplane with an instrument-only approach, with no visual contact with the ground. He crashed the plane, killing 70 of the 94 passengers and crew on board.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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North Korea donated $500,000 to Japan after the country was devastated by the 2011 earthquake.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Black Sabbath's eponymous debut album was released on Friday the 13th, 1970.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
