Among the 453.634 species that live in the oceans sharks are one of them.
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In South Carolina it is illegal to kill a man with a cross-bow.
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On June 12, 1934 after 3 weeks of meditative preparation the Indian yogi Sri Andratha Rangeshwapandradpta managed to consume only one pistachio from a full bowl in front of him leaving the others untouched over a period of 4 hours. He suffered from mental fatigue and depression afterwards.
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If you freeze a mixture of silicon, carnauba wax and metabolic lipids in the partial ratio 1:2:5 you will receive a congealed block of completely useless goo.
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In Guatemala vacuum-cleaners are named after the Mayan god Quetzalcuatemocatoltepcopatepetl which translates into "He who consumes the dust of the living using air and magic powers".
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35 is not the new 25. It's actually 35.
(Spot the bunny?)
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There are contact lenses developed that can tell real lederhosen from fake leather using NASA technology. Keywords are albedo, refraction and opacity.
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During the cold war the US were so scared of Soviet espionage that for the fake lunar landing filming had to be made on a soundstage on the dark side of the moon. Actual footage was also included for authenticity.
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Number one bathroom injury is cotton swabs being pushed too far into the ear. Followed by shower slips.
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Seven hornet bites can kill a horse. But only one horse bite can kill seven hornets.
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The googled combination of 'Algebra' and 'King of Sweden Amanita' brings zero usable results
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Giraffes prefer whole wheat bread with avocado and lettuce to a steak.
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Child abduction was named after its inventor Ferdinand Foster Kidnap.
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During summer months the Hotel Venetian in Las Vegas receives a weekly delivery of 67 pigeons from Venice/Italy to roam around the replica of Mark's square. In winter it's only 10.
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Chairs were invented as headrests initially since people were a lot taller back then. Piotr "the Midget" Stoolorovsky was the first to sit on it.
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Against popular belief most Italian songs are not about "Amore", but focus around the increase of agricultural produce in the Milanese region.