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In Russia, there's a "Temple of all Religions" which serves as a peaceful combination of different cultures.

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High-achieving teenagers are more likely to drink alcohol and use cannabis than their less school-smart peers, a study of British adolescents found.

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Richard Nixon's inaugural parade route was littered with dying pigeons since the trees were coated with a chemical meant to keep them away.

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In Canada, it's illegal to carry a product designed for personal protection against a human attack, including Pepper spray.

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When the King of Thailand sued his first wife for divorce, she was unable to defend herself in court because of a law forbidding criticism of the monarchy.

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A pair of Levi 501s jeans requires 37 separate sewing operations during manufacture.

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There's a monument to the liver in Spain, calling it ''the silent and unselfish organ.''

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A 2013 study by Michigan State University found that unattractive people are more likely to be bullied in the workplace.

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In 1795, Napoleon offered a 12,000-franc prize to anyone who could invent a way to preserve food and make it portable. A Parisian confectioner spent 15 years experimenting and won the prize.

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The shortest Oscar Speech ever was given by Patty Duke in 1962, who at age 16, the youngest person to accept an Oscar in a competitive category, said "Thank You", and walked off the stage.

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When Steve Jobs was 13, he was given a summer job by Bill Hewlett (of Hewlett Packard) after Jobs cold-called him to ask for parts for an electronics project

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61% of Americans say they text while driving.

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59% of Americans believe online dating is a good way to meet people.

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Theodore and Eleanor Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Henry Truman, all reported sightings of Abraham Lincoln's Ghost at the White House.

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Montpelier, Vermont is the only United States capital without a McDonalds.

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52% of Americans think it's more important to protect their right to own a gun than implement gun control.

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There are 80,000 ramen shops throughout Japan.

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7.8 million premature global deaths could be avoided every year if people ate ten portions of fruits and vegetables a day.

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Officials in western Canada warned motorists in 2016 not to interact with moose if they find them licking salt off their cars.

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In 2005, a fortune cookie company got the lottery numbers right, resulting in 110 winners and an investigation.

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In 2016, a French worker sued his ex-employer for €360,000 because his job was "too boring."

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Steve Jobs relieved stress by soaking his feet in Apple's company toilets.

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Queen, the iconic rock band, was originally called Smile.

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A person from Accident, Maryland is called an "Accidental".

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Although he lived in the United States for 40 years, Charlie Chaplin never applied for American citizenship. He was born in London.

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In an agreement during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Krushchev agreed to remove all nuclear weapons from Cuba; he didn't - he left 100 missiles behind.

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In 1877, Charles Darwin traveled to Stonehenge to conduct research on a subject that had long fascinated him: earthworms.

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Ronald Reagan almost died on the set of the 1951 comedy "Bedtime for Bonzo" when his costar—a chimp—strangled him by pulling on his tie.

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No one has ever gotten a perfect score on the gaokao, the 9-hour Chinese college entrance exam.

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Only great apes (including humans), a single Asiatic elephant, dolphins, orcas, and the Eurasian magpie have been found to recognize themselves in the mirror.

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