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There were ancient stone tablets in Japan's 2011 tsunami struck areas with inscriptions "Do not build your homes below this point!".♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Morgan Freeman didn't appear in a movie until age 34, and didn't get a big role until he was 52, with Driving Miss Daisy and Glory.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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During the 70s, a suicide jumper from the Golden Gate Bridge left a note that read "I'm going to walk to the bridge. If one person smiles at me on the way, I will not jump."♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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If a zebra is attacked, its family will come to its defense circling the wounded zebra and attempting to drive off predators.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 1944, by a huge coincidence, a crossword puzzle was printed with answers all containing D-Day operation "code names", which sent MI-5 into a panic thinking their invasion plans had been discovered.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Over 3 million people perished from war, slavery, and the mines in Hispaniola under the rule of Christopher Columbus.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 1963, an East German soldier stole a tank drove it through the Berlin Wall to escape.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Benjamin Franklin published a paper saying America's population growth was so fast, it would surpass Britain in 100 years. This alarmed British leadership and was a factor in their oppression of the colonies.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Chernobyl power plant didn't go completely off line until the year 2000.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A secret radio belonging to a British POW in WW2 was kept so well hidden that, when he visited the camp 62 years later, it was still there.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 132 AD, a Chinese inventor built a seismograph which, at the moment of an earthquake, expelled a copper ball out of the mouth of a dragon and into the mouth of a frog.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Guinness World Records stopped awarding the fattest cats or any other animal to discourage deliberate overfeeding.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In Japanese, there are at least 20 different ways to say "sorry."♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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There are 5 planets you can see with the naked eye, not using a telescope: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Saltless surfing takes place in winter months on the Great Lakes, with waves exceeding 30ft (9m).♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Hercules beetle can lift up to 85 times its own weight.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The state name "Idaho" means nothing,it was invented by an eccentric
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Jim Carrey was supposed to be Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers franchise but he had to back out due to scheduling conflicts.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 2014, the state of Alabama paid Universal Records U$75,000 for 5-year rights over the trademark for the phrase "Sweet Home Alabama."♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 2006, Russia gifted the U.S. a 9/11 memorial monument, which was erected in Bayonne, NJ.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 2014, 218 baby boys were named "Anakin" in the U.S.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Vin Diesel named his newborn daughter "Pauline" after the late Paul Walker.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Over 300 languages are currently spoken in London schools.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The estimated cost of raising a ballerina in the U.S. is US$120,000.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The United Arab Emirates has the biggest gender imbalance in the world, with 219 men for every 100 women.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first presidential candidate whose mother was legally eligible to vote for him.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The "keep calm and carry on" slogan was originally dreamt up as a way of preserving morale in the event of a Nazi invasion of Britain.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Until 1913, children in America could legally be sent by parcel post.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The word avocado comes from "ahuacatl",the Aztec word for testicle.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Giant Victoria water lilies can support the weight of a small person.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
