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47 Soviets died for every American in WW2.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Queensland horse fly was judged to have a 'curved rear' so Australian scientists named "Scaptia beyonceae" after the Bootylicious singer Beyonce.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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What is reputed to be Mozart's skull is held at the International Mozarteum Foundation in Salzburg, while his skeleton is missing.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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If you find a meteorite in South Africa, it must be surrendered to the nearest authorities, it's protected under the National Heritage Law.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Rolex replaced, for free, all watches seized by the Germans from shot-down allied pilots in WW2.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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For the Rio Olympics, 70,000 families were displaced.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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98% of Britons consider themselves to be among the nicest 50% of the population.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In Wisconsin, the word people most often google ‘how to spell' is ‘Wisconsin'.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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During its lifetime, the International Space Station will be hit by 100,000 meteoroids.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Scientists can deduce someone's lifestyle --grooming products they use, food they eat and medications they take-- from chemicals found on the surface of their mobile phone.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Bank robberies in Italy accounted for almost half of such thefts in the European Union in 2009.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Aristotle thought plants had souls.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Illegal baby names in New Zealand include Lucifer, Christ and Messiah.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Sulfhemoglobinemia is a conditionwhere a person develops green blood.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Dragonflies have a kill rate of 95%.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Ottoman Empire was so large that it takes more than 20 countries to cover the area today.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Hubble Space Telescope only takes pictures in shades of black and white.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The biggest knitted objects in the world are the 45 Uros Islands in Lake Titicaca in Peru. They are strong enough to hold several hundred people, buildings and boats.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, under fire for sexual harassment allegations, has been thanked about 34 times in Oscar speeches.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Napoleon's penis is believed to be owned by the daughter of John Lattimer, a New Jersey urologist.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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John F. Kennedy's brain was removed and stored in the National Archive after his autopsy. The brain was subsequently lost and remains missing to this day.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Post-it notes should be peeled horizontally, not in an upwards motion which causes the paper to curl.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The pistol shrimp produces a sound louder than a rock concert (210 dB). It was named "Synalpheus pinkfloydi" in honour of the rock band by zoologist and Pink Floyd fan Dr Sammy de Grave.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Climbing gourami is a fish that has the ability to climb out of water, breathe oxygen, and even walk for short distances.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Tolstoy had his first cycling lesson at 67.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In medieval times, the word ‘abracadabra' was written out in a triangular shape and worn around the neck in an amulet to make deadly diseases go away.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Serial killer Charles Manson was going to get married in 2015 but he called off when he realized his fiancee just wanted his corpse for display as a tourist attraction.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Only 20% of the Kama Sutra is about sexual positions. Most is about the philosophy and theory of love, what triggers desire, what sustains it, and how and when it's good or bad.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Roman emperor Diocletian retired in 305 AD to grow vegetables in his home town of Split, Croatia.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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An article that does not exist was cited in nearly 400 academic studies and scientific papers.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
