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A defector used balloons to air drop thousands of copies of the film "The Interview" into North Korea.

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Sweden has a bigger share of

foreign-born residents than the U.S.

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An octopus will eat its own arms if it gets really hungry.

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Until 1950, U.S. Weathermen Were Forbidden From Talking About Tornadoes.

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Canada consumes the most doughnuts and has the most doughnut shops per capita of any country in the world.

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70,000 women worldwide die each year from back-street abortions.

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The C.K. is in Louis C.K. doesn't stand for anything it's just how is real last name, Szekely, sounds phonetically.

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Ant queens can live for up to 30 years, while workers live from 1 to 3 years.

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Each head on Mount Rushmore is 60 feet high, and the entire project took 14 years and about US$1 million to complete.

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Indonesia has the world's highest rate of deforestation, with Brazil as a close second.

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The people of North Sentinel Island, India, are among the last people to remain virtually untouched by modern civilization.

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Venus has more volcanoes than any other planet in the solar system, with over 1600.

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In 2005, an Ethiopian girl was being brutally beaten by 7 men when a pride of lions chased them away. They even stayed with her until help arrived.

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In WW2, the Allies estimated German average monthly tank production using statistical analysis of their serial numbers. They were off by just one.

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69% of marriages in Ethiopia occur through abduction.

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Pluto has a heart shape on its surface.

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Deforestation accounts for

10% of greenhouse gas emissions.

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The 9th of November is a significant day in Germany. In 1918, Germany became a republic. In 1923, the Bier Hall Putsch in Munich. In 1938, Kristallnacht. In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell.

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People pay thousands of dollars to hunt Zebras and other African wildlife on large ranches in Texas.

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1 in 3 women

in the UK

have an abortion

in their lifetime.

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During the past 40 years, at least 20% of the Amazon rainforest has been cut down.

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Having red hair and blue eyes is the rarest combination.

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The outside of shark teeth is made up of fluoride, the active component of most toothpaste, so Sharks never get cavities.

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When a crocodile loses a tooth, it is quickly replaced. They can go through 8,000 teeth over a lifetime.

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Mammals remained relatively small until 65 million years ago, when the demise of the dinosaurs gave them a chance to survive.

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Of all the solar system's planets, Venus is the closest to a twin of Earth, with a similar size, orbit and composition.

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The actor who played "Scotty" on Star Trek was shot 6 times on D-Day: 4 times in the leg, one in the chest and one through his finger.

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Pluto was discovered

by a young

research assistant

in 1930.

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Over 250 cinemas in the UK have Autism Friendly Screenings (AFS) in which the volume is lower, the lighting is darker and you can take your own food and drink.

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Some snakes, komodo dragons, sharks and turkeys are capable of "virgin births", meaning, asexual reproduction.

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