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Mike Tyson had been arrested 38 times by the time he turned 13.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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"I don't give a f*ck" first appeared on a 1790 poem.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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You can legally smash a car window to save pets from overheating in Florida.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Guinness Book of Records was originally published by Guinness Breweries as a reference for settling bar arguments.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A Charlie Hebdo shooting survivor sued a TV station for giving away his location during the shooting.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Most kamikaze died in vain. Only 1 in 9 kamikaze pilots hit their targets during WW2.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A Crayola crayon can be used as a candle in an emergency.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The human brain named itself.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Earth could eventually have a 1000-hour day in 50 billion years because the time it takes Earth to spin once on its axis keeps increasing.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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90%of plastic bags in the U.S. are not recycled.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A fulgurite is a type of mineral formation that only occurs in nature when lightning strikes sandy soil.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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James Capone, Al Capone's older brother was a federal prohibition agent.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Leonardo Da Vinci signed his initials on the right pupil of the Mona Lisa.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Thinking about money makes people more determined and focused, but less sensitive to the needs and feelings of others, a study found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Scientists estimate that 150 to 200 species of plant, insect, bird and mammal become extinct every day.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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King David I of Scotland gave tax rebates to subjects with good table manners.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 1990, two men posing as police officers pulled off the largest property robbery in U.S. history, stealing 13 pieces of art worth US$500 million in 81 minutes.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Crocodiles' faces are 10 times more sensitive than human fingertips.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Urea, the main ingredient in urine, is added to cigarettes to enhance their flavor.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The world's largest producer of cigarettes is a company owned by the Chinese government.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Louis XIV of France had a coat with 123 diamond buttons on it.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Barack Obama was the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, 71 years after the atomic bomb.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Heinz sells an average of 2 sachets of ketchup each year for every person on Earth.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Joseph Stalin ordered the KGB to assassinate John Wayne because he considered his anti-communist rhetoric a threat to the Soviet Union.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Pandas walk with their front paws turned inward.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Louvre was built in 1190 as a defense against Viking raids.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Polar bears can swim 60 miles (96 km) without stopping.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Rounded corners on rectangular electronic devices have been patented in the U.S. by Apple.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Parrots can live for up to 80 years.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Pakistan means "Land of the Pure" in Urdu.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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