1. Mike Tyson had been arrested 38 times by the time he turned 13.
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  2. "I don't give a f*ck" first appeared on a 1790 poem.
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  3. You can legally smash a car window to save pets from overheating in Florida.
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  4. The Guinness Book of Records was originally published by Guinness Breweries as a reference for settling bar arguments.
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  5. A Charlie Hebdo shooting survivor sued a TV station for giving away his location during the shooting.
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  6. Most kamikaze died in vain. Only 1 in 9 kamikaze pilots hit their targets during WW2.
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  7. A Crayola crayon can be used as a candle in an emergency.
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  8. The human brain named itself.
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  9. 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.
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  10. 90%
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  11. A fulgurite is a type of mineral formation that only occurs in nature when lightning strikes sandy soil.
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  12. James Capone, Al Capone's older brother was a federal prohibition agent.
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  13. Leonardo Da Vinci signed his initials on the right pupil of the Mona Lisa.
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  14. Thinking about money makes people more determined and focused, but less sensitive to the needs and feelings of others, a study found.
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  15. Scientists estimate that 150 to 200 species of plant, insect, bird and mammal become extinct every day.
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  16. King David I of Scotland gave tax rebates to subjects with good table manners.
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  17. 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.
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  18. Crocodiles' faces are 10 times more sensitive than human fingertips.
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  19. Urea, the main ingredient in urine, is added to cigarettes to enhance their flavor.
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  20. The world's largest producer of cigarettes is a company owned by the Chinese government.
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  21. Louis XIV of France had a coat with 123 diamond buttons on it.
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  22. Barack Obama was the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, 71 years after the atomic bomb.
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  23. Heinz sells an average of 2 sachets of ketchup each year for every person on Earth.
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  24. Joseph Stalin ordered the KGB to assassinate John Wayne because he considered his anti-communist rhetoric a threat to the Soviet Union.
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  25. Pandas walk with their front paws turned inward.
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  26. The Louvre was built in 1190 as a defense against Viking raids.
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  27. Polar bears can swim 60 miles (96 km) without stopping.
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  28. Rounded corners on rectangular electronic devices have been patented in the U.S. by Apple.
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  29. Parrots can live for up to 80 years.
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  30. Pakistan means "Land of the Pure" in Urdu.
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