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In 2013, female stockings covered in fake male hair became a fashion hit in China as a way to deter unwanted male attention.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE -
More than 3% of people are born with phonagnosia: they can't recognize the voices of familiar people.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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More than 28,000 people died during terrorist events in 2015.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Wall Street was named after a 12-foot wall that was built by the 17th-century citizens of New Amsterdam to discourage pirate attacks.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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UPS trucks get about 15,000 parking tickets a month in New York City.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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One of Oprah's biggest regrets is wheeling 67 pounds of fat on stage to illustrate how much weight she lost in a 1988 episode of her show.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In Serbia, you're legally allowed to vote two years early (at age 16) if you're employed.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Queen Victoria survived at least 7 assassination attempts.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Facebook runs on 100 million lines of code. That's more than three times the amount needed for an F-35 Fighter Jet.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Each year, 15 million girls get married before the age of 18.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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During the Cold War the United States military misplaced at least 8 nuclear weapons permanently.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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More than a third of Europeans have a mental health disorder.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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U.S. President Lyndon Johnson had an amphibious car and would scare guests by driving into a lake while while shouting about malfunctioning brakes.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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One of the assassins of Malcolm X is still alive. He was released from prison in 2010.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Tree of Tenere was considered the most isolated tree on Earth, being the only one for 250 miles in the Sahara Desert, until a drunk driver hit it in 1973.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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It took Victor Hugo 12 years to write the classic novel "Les Miserables."♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The largest sea evacuation in the U.S. happened on 9/11. Almost 500,000 people got evacuated by boat in less than 9 hours.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Over 77% of people surveyed in the U.S. believe men should pay the bill on a first date. About 19% felt it should be split in some way.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In the UK, the cost of raising a child from birth to 21 years old is over US$300,000.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Octopus blood is blue.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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At 67 years old, a Polish adventurer made the longest open-water kayak crossing of the Atlantic in history, going from Lisbon to Florida in 6 months.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The movie "Saving Private Ryan" was so realistic, it triggered Posttraumatic stress disorder in some WW2 veterans.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Studies show that parents tend to exaggerate how much joy they get from their children to justify the huge investment that kids require.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 2006, CNN listed Mark Zuckerberg and the founder of Netflix among the "10 People Who Don't Matter."♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The current Dalai Lama was selected for the role when he was 2 years old, and formally recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama when he was 4.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The ancient Egyptians respected dwarfs, and did not see them as having a physical handicap.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Tigers that breed with lions give birth to hybrids known as "tigons" and "ligers."♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 19th-century Sweden, 380 kids were strangled by their mothers or nurses every year, according to the Swedish Statistical Bureau.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A blind man successfully kayaked the Grand Canyon in 2013.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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If you ever get lost in Central Park, each one of the 1,600 lampposts around the grounds have a special code to help you map where you are.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
