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The first known straws were made by the Sumerians in 3000 B.C. and were used for drinking beer.

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English has 3,000 words for being drunk.

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Iran has the highest rate of nose surgery in the world per capita, since the mandatory hijab tend to highlight the female face.

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Cinco de Mayo is not that important in Mexico

and is mainly celebrated only in the state of Puebla.

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An anonymous serial killer was arrested in 2005 after sending a floppy disk with his name and church stored on it. He asked police if they could trace a floppy disk and they said "no."

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Wasp used to be "waps," while bird used to be "brid" and horse used to be "hros." Pronunciation errors made the English language what it is today.

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Babies who are not crawling by the time they reach nine months are more likely to suffer from learning and behavioural problems.

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There are 1459 people in Peru named after Star Wars characters.

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70% of people will live in cities by 2050.

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A language dies every 14 days.

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Alexander II, Emperor of Russia, sold Alaska to the U.S.A., fearing the remote colony would fall into British hands if there were another war.

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Only 6 of the 23 crocodilian species are considered dangerous to adult humans.

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A UK survey found that more than half of couples do not consumate their marriage on their wedding night, mostly because the groom is too drunk.

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The odds of any given person becoming a saint are 1 in 20,000,000.

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In 1944, Jewish prisoners at a Nazi site in Lithuania dug a 115-foot-long-escape tunnel with only their hands and spoons in three months.

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In Los Angeles, there's a glass slide that sits 1,000 feet above the ground on the side of the tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi.

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In 2008, a man named Mike Merrill sold shares of his life for $1 and gives up decisions to his shareholders. He's up to $4.60 a share.

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The Sex Pistols' first concert is closer in time to Rachmaninoff's Third Symphony than to us.

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There are enough diamonds in existence to give everyone on the planet a cupful.

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German Submariners had the highest casualty rate of all forces in WW2: 70% died in service.

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A study found that pizza and compliments motivate employees better than cash. Money fades more quickly than a sense of appreciation.

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The scent of watermelon is hard to replicate due to the unstable nature of aldehydes, the compounds responsible for the fruit's sweet smell.

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Orangutans can use prior experiences to conjure up mental images about new situations, an ability believed to have evolved only in humans.

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A study found that people who enjoy doing laundry are less likely to experience sock loss.

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The rules of golf once provided that if your ball hit your opponent, he would lose the hole.

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Clams can live for more than 400 years.

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"Home parties" made Tupperwares popular.

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Tutankhamun's parents were brother and sister.

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The dialling code for Russia is 007.

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Nearly one in four American adults under the age of 65 has medical debt.

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