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The average Olympic Games goes 156% over its budget.

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In French episodes of The Simpsons, Homer's catchphrase ‘D'oh!' is dubbed as ‘T'oh!'

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Taking Pi to 39 digits allows you to measure the circumference of the observable universe to within the width of a single hydrogen atom.

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The US Department of Defense is the biggest employer in the world, with 3.2 million people.

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During eclipses, spiders can be seen to dismantle their own webs.

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Matthew McConaughey's brother, Rooster McConaughey, named his son Miller Lyte and got free beer for a year.

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1 in 3 antibiotic prescriptions

written in U.S. medical offices are unnecessary, a report found.

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Kiribati, an island chain in the Pacific Ocean, is the only country in the world that is situated within all four hemispheres of the globe.

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Prisoners in Belgium have a computer station with an headset and limited access to the internet in their cells. They can also order PPV films (including adult ones), "making the prison run more efficiently".

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Drivers in NYC spend an average of 107 hours per year searching for parking at a cost of $2,243 per driver in wasted time, fuel and emissions.

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There is only one country left in the world where women can't vote: Vatican City.

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Fox was contractually obligated to offer Frank Sinatra the lead role in the "Die Hard" movie, but he turned it down.

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Only 11% of Japanese people are willing to fight for their country, the lowest in the world. In Morocco and Fiji it's 94%.

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The electricity required for a single Bitcoin trade could power a house for a whole month.

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The average lifetime savings amount for U.S. working-age families is around $95,000.

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The mathematics that makes Wi-Fi possible was developed by a team of physicists looking for tiny black holes.

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The record number of people dressed like Einstein in one place is 404.

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From 1983 to 2000, 96% of U.S. plane crash victims survived.

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Cuba Gooding Jr.'s dad was banned from the set of "Jerry Maguire" for asking Tom Cruise if he was gay or not.

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Sri Lanka has a Ministry of Coconut Development.

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Shortly after Charles Manson was arrested, he wrote to one of his followers from jail, asking her to kill President Ford. She approached Ford and pointed a gun at his face but was tackled to the ground by Secret Service agents.

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The American flag is reversed on military uniforms so that when the soldier marches forward, the flag also faces forward, not in retreat.

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The CEO of low budget airline Ryanair wanted to charge passengers £1 to use the onboard toilets. The policy was never implemented because it violated EU regulations.

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Having six toes brought social honor in Chaco Canyon society, in the U.S. Southwest.

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Wallace Souza, a Brazilian TV personality that hosted a true-crimes show, arranged murders himself to get the inside scoop and boost ratings.

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In Oregon and New Jersey, it is illegal to pump your own gas.

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Humans are the only mammals that develop breasts that are permanently enlarged.

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President Franklin Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving up by a week, so that the Christmas shopping season could start earlier.

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The White House's pardoned turkeys aren't so lucky after Thanksgiving. Most die within a year.

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Modern day Samaritans follow Samaritanism, which they believe to be the original, unchanged version of Judaism.

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