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Dive into the captivating tale of the 1904 St. Louis Marathon, where the Olympic Games met chaos, controversy, and sheer determination. Discover the bizarre stories that make this race the strangest in Olympic history.
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Discover 10 bloody brilliant facts about the world of blood! Uncover the vital roles of red and white blood cells, the importance of blood types, and the fascinating history of blood in our captivating and educational exploration.
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Discover the enthralling world of praying mantises in this captivating blog post. Unveil 15 fascinating facts about these mysterious insects, from their unique hunting skills to their cultural significance, and learn what makes them such extraordinary creatures.
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Misery is a village in France.
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Did you know that crocodiles can't stick out their tongues? Their tongues are attached to the roof of their mouth!
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Facebook, Youtube, Instagram and Pinterest are all banned in China.
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Nokia Tune was played about 8.1 billion times a day in 2009.
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The Pacific Wheel in Santa Monica, California, is the first solar-powered Ferris wheel on the planet.
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Tom and Jerry cartoons won seven Oscars and being nominated for a total of 13. Another fun fact, since the first released in February 1940, Tom and Jerry would now be 80 years of age.
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The scientific term for the shape of a Pringle is 'Hyperbolic Paraboloid.'
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Wealth psychology is a branch of psychology designed to help the immensely wealthy deal with the issues of being rich. Poor things.
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Canada’s lowest recorded temperature was -81.4 degrees Fahrenheit (-63C) in 1947.
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A teenager died in Taiwan after reportedly playing the videogame "Diablo 3" for 40 hours straight.
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Chicago gang counterfeiters attempted to steal Abraham Lincoln’s corpse and request a US$200,000 ransom in 1876.
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A woman can get pregnant while she is already pregnant.
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The most-disliked video on Youtube is "Youtube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind" with a total of 16 million dislikes.
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Mudskippers fish can walk on land.
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When two prime numbers differ by 6(e.g. 5 and 11), they are known as sexy primes.
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Sharks are older than trees.
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There are over 1,400 species of bats worldwide, making them the second largest group of mammals (after rodents).
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Eggplant is a fruit, not a vegetable. It is considered a berry by botanical definition.
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Billionaire David Tepper bought a beachfront mansion for $43.5 million in 2010 from a former boss of his who denied him a promotion. Tepper then had the mansion completely demolished to make room for a mansion twice its size.
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Bullfrogs never sleep.
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At the Siege of Charleroi, which eventually led to the Battle of Fleurus, the French Aerostatic Corps made history by using a balloon for military reconnaissance. On June 26, 1794, engineer Jean-Marie-Joseph Coutelle piloted "L’Entreprenant" ("The Enterprising One"), tracking the movements of Coalition Army troops and helping secure a victory for the French Republic. This marked a significant milestone in the use of technology in warfare.
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The only pirate known to have buried treasure was William Kidd.
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A recent study has revealed that approximately 1.2 million individuals have lost their lives due to snakebites in India over the last two decades.
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During the Great Depression in the U.S., many families sewed clothing from flour sacks. It is estimated that during the Depression, 3.5 million women and children were wearing a dress made from flour sacks.
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World War 2 was the deadliest conflict in human history, with an estimated total of 70-85 million people perished.
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On March 30, 1867, Secretary of State William H. Seward agreed to purchase Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million, or 2 cents per acre. Some labeled the purchase as "Seward's Folly," as they contended that the United States had acquired useless land.
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The top five languages spoken in the U.S. are English, Spanish, Chinese, French, and Tagalog.
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When you sneeze while travelling at 60 mph, you cover about 50 feet with your eyes closed.
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Actor Terrence Howard believes that "1 x 1 = 2". He has even created and patented his own language of logic called "Terryology" to prove it.
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Even after extinction, the Dodo is still the national animal of Mauritius.
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The Japanese word inemuri means 'sleeping on the job'; the practice is supposed to show how committed an employee is.
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The color pattern and the shape of a humpback whale's fins are as unique as fingerprints in humans.
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The world's smallest mammal is a bat called the bumblebee bat. It weighs less than a penny!
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Lobsters pee out of their faces.
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The first-ever 3D feature film was called The Power of Love and premiered in 1922 in Los Angeles.
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Parapsychology is the study of paranormal and psychic phenomena, including telepathy, precognition, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, near-death experiences, synchronicity, reincarnation, apparitional experiences, and other paranormal claims.
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Rapper Lil Wayne was asked to leave after trying to fight a referee at an anti-violence charity basketball event.
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A group of ferrets is called a busyness.
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Christianity was the main religion in Egypt between the Fourth and Sixth Centuries.
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According to The New York Times, President Donald Trump paid only $750 in federal income taxes for 2016 and 2017.
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There’s a traditional meatballs dish in the United Kingdom called “faggots” It is usually made from pig heart, liver and fatty belly meat.
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Until the 1970s, the bluefin tuna was considered trash fish, and people caught them just for fun. In fact, tuna was commonly called neko-matagi, meaning "fish that even a cat would disdain."
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The name of the shape of Pringles is called a "Hyperbolic Paraboloid."
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There's a pink lake located in Western Australia called Lake Hillier. The cause of the pink color is because of the presence of Dunaliella salina.
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About 20% of the world's tech founders are immigrants, even though immigrants only make up about 4 percent of the world's population.
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Boeing 777 is the world’s largest twinjet and the first commercial aircraft to be designed entirely with computer-aided design.
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You won't sneeze while sleeping because the brain shuts down the sneeze reflex.
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The first recorded sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO) was in 1440 BC in ancient Egypt, according to hieroglyphs.
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The Crusades, a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims from the 11th to the 13th centuries, were fought primarily to secure control of holy sites in and around Jerusalem.
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The United States of America does not have an official language at the federal level.
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