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Julian Lennon had to buy at an auction the letters he wrote to his father, John Lennon, because Yoko Ono wouldn't give them to him.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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During WW2, the U.S. Air Force dropped more than 5 million leaflets warning Japanese civilians to evacuate cities that were going to be bombed.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The constitutions of 7 U.S. states (Arkansas, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas) specifically ban atheists from holding public office.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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American soldiers started a riot in New Zealand during WWII because they didn't segregate their bars and they didn't want to drink with non-white people.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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By cutting down on alcohol, keeping a healthy bodyweight, and exercising, you can reduce the risk of cancer by 30%.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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People who get married between 28 and 32 split up least in the ensuing years, a study found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Research on naps, meditation and nature walks reveals that mental breaks increase productivity, replenish attention, solidify memories and encourage creativity.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Researchers in the field of interruption science have found that it takes an average of 25 minutes to recover from a phone call.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Descendants of Japan's samurai –140 years after the end of the order– remain elites in Japan, research has found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The wealthy in Florence, Italy, today are the same families as 600 years ago, researchers found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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George W. Bush was the head cheerleader during his high school senior year. At Yale, he also was a cheerleader.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Trypophobia
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The Moon is now about 18 times further away from Earth than when it was formed 4.5 billion years ago.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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While you inherit DNA from both parents, you end up using your father's DNA more. Genetically, you are more like your dad than your mom.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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1 in every 30 million lobsters is yellow.
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Multiplying 21,978 by 4 reverses the order of the numbers to 87,912.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Covering nearly 40 square miles, Walt Disney World Resort in Florida is about the size of San Francisco or two Manhattan islands.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Parasites can get parasites, called hyperparasites, and they can get their own parasites too.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Elvis Presley's last words were, “I'm going to the bathroom to read."♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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50%of the world is under 30.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Two cups of coffee a day were found to reduce the risk of alcohol-related cirrhosis by 43%.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Looking at the Sun Can Trigger a Sneeze in 10 to 35% of people.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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There's a ghost town in Arizona called "Nothing." It has one abandoned building and a couple of signs.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Your fingerprint is not protected under the 5th amendment, so police in the U.S. can force you to unlock a phone with a fingerprint but not a password.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Cuddling with your partner can significantly relieve pain and improve the healing of bruises due to the increased release in oxytocin.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A man with a rare bone cancer gets his marijuana —300 joints at a time, one shipment every 25 days— courtesy of the U.S. federal government.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Gamophobia is the fear of getting married or being in a relationship.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Brazil's Congress in 2016 includes suspects accused of murder and drug trafficking, a judo champ and a clown.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
