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George Lucas, creator of Star Wars, claims he has not used the internet since the year 2000.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Golden Gate Bridge has approximately 1,200,000 rivets.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Confederacy was never recognized by any foreign country during the American Civil War.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Oxytocin is believed to have a more significant impact on women than on men, which may be why women associate sexual attraction or sexual activity with romance and love more than men do.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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There's a Chinese deity, Tu'er Shen ("rabbit deity"), who manages the love and sex between homosexual men.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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After being shot in the head, Abraham Lincoln remained in a coma for 9 hours.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Men have nipples because every fetus is female until the Y chromosome kicks in.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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One study found neutered male cats live 62% longer than unneutered ones.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Female bears give birth during the hibernation period, and are roused when doing so.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A genetic study in 2007 concluded that domestic cats are descended from Near Eastern wildcats, having diverged around 8,000 BCE in West Asia.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The prehistoric Finns, along with most Siberian peoples, considered the bear as the spirit of one's forefathers.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Chollima, a mythical winged horse, is the national animal of North Korea.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Politicians tend to express lies and inaccuracies through longer sentences, a study found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Millionaire Harris Rosen adopted an urban neighborhood in Florida, giving all families daycare, boosting the graduation rate by 75%, and cutting the crime rate in half.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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George Washington never chopped down a cherry tree. Parson Weems, author of The Life of Washington, created the myth.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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3.5% of cancer deaths worldwide are attributable to the consumption of alcohol. The World Health Organization has classified alcohol as a Group 1 carcinogen.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Snakes are immune to their own venom of the venom of close relatives, but not to the venom of other species of snakes.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Pope Francis only has one lung.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The script for the movie "Back to the Future" was rejected over 40 times by every major studio and by some more than once.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Nearly one tourist has died every week in Hawaii, on average, from 2012 to 2015.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Giant Pacific octopus moms have over 50,000 babies, of which, only a few survive, while moms die.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Harry Potter brand has been estimated to be worth as much as US$15 billion.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Smoking costs the U.S. US$333 billion per year in health-care expenses and lost productivity to boot.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The average smoker in the U.S. spends US$1,500 to US$3,300 a year.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In China, human trafficking is punished with the death penalty.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Great Barrier Reef is greater in size than the United Kingdom, Holland and Switzerland combined.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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YouTube was founded by 3 former employees of PayPal.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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High-frequency sounds enhance the sweetness in food, while low frequencies bring out the bitterness.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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New York City is home to the largest transgender population in the U.S., estimated at 25,000 in 2016.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
