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Since Nintendo was unable to secure the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they created Mario as an alternative.
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When the only double barrel cannon in the world was tested for the first time during the American Civil War, the chain broke right away and one of the balls flew into a nearby cabin, destroying its chimney. The other shot off in a random direction and hit a cow, killing it instantly.
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In 1910, Dr. Hawley Crippen was convicted and put to death for the murder of his wife, based on the discovery of what were thought to be her remains in their home. However, a hundred years later, DNA testing revealed that the remains were not hers, had no genetic connection to her, and were in fact male.
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Males turkeys are more likely to try to mate with a female turkey head that has been taxidermied and is missing its body than a female turkey body that has been taxidermied and is missing its head.
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Every October, the ancient city of Lucca, Italy is transformed into the largest European comicon. Hundreds of thousands of cosplayers and fans fill the old town and local stores offer a variety of merchandise.
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Most audio recordings have a low-level hum from the electric power grid that can be correlated with the grid readings to pinpoint the exact moment it was recorded.
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Sully intentionally steered the Miracle on the Hudson plane towards boats in order to make it easier for them to come to the aid of the passengers. The boats were able to get to the scene in a very short amount of time.
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The typical American will spend an estimated 42 hours per year stuck in traffic, which adds up to 12 weeks of their life over the course of 48 working years. (This doesn t even include the time spent in traffic during non-working years!)
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. Crows possess a level of intelligence comparable to that of gorillas, and their brains are complex enough to enable them to be self-aware, just like humans. They have the capacity to reason and think for themselves.
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In 1938, the Chinese government made a conscious decision to breach the dikes of the Yellow River, resulting in a flood that was intended to impede the Imperial Japanese Army. Unfortunately, this action caused the death of nearly 900,000 Chinese citizens, displaced millions, and destroyed thousands of villages.
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In 1963, a 16 year old conducted a survey of 150 prominent authors, receiving responses from 75 of them, in an effort to demonstrate to his English teacher that authors do not deliberately incorporate symbolic content into their works.
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. Tolkien worked on the initial version of the Oxford Dictionary, which focused on words beginning with W ranging from waggle to warlock. He said that he gained more knowledge in those two years than in any other ; and some of the etymologies continued to perplex him for a long time, with him taking many pages of notes on walrus for a lecture he gave at Leeds.
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Bonobos attempt to deceive in order to evoke compassion and will inform on one another using sign language and symbols.
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Goldbach s conjecture is one of the oldest and most well-known unsolved mathematical problems. It suggests that any even number greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two prime numbers, yet despite numerous attempts, it has yet to be proven.
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The term popcorn is not just a figure of speech, but it is also the name of a particular type of corn that has the special ability to burst open when heated, while the other five types of corn do not possess this quality.
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The world is rapidly depleting its sand reserves, as it is the second most-used natural resource after water. Sand is a key component in the production of concrete, glass, and silicon chips. Unfortunately, the majority of sand that is harvested is used for concrete, and desert sand is not suitable for this purpose as it is too fine.
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Jackie Gleason s game show You re in the Picture was so bad that its second and last episode was just a monologue from Jackie apologizing and saying that it was without a doubt the worst thing ever and would make the H-Bomb look like a tiny firecracker.
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From 1991 to 2007, Philip Morris Cos., a tobacco company, used their knowledge of marketing tobacco to young people to successfully promote Capri Sun to children.
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Researchers are trying to use artificial intelligence to interpret the language of dolphins. They are hoping to eventually create a way for humans to translate their language into dolphin language, which would allow for the first ever interspecies communication.
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Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, the creator of Kellogg s Corn Flakes, was so passionate about the positive effects of yogurt on digestive health that he recommended his patients consume half a pint of yogurt and use the other half as an enema.
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Despite their minuscule brains, bees have the remarkable ability to recognize and remember human faces. In a study, researchers demonstrated this by pairing images of human faces with sugar-laced water, and the bees were able to recall the faces even when the reward was no longer present.
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That platypus does not possess a stomach.
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The Al Naslaa rock formation in Saudi Arabia is an intriguing sight; it stands 6 meters tall and 9 meters wide, divided in two and perched atop two small, natural pedestals. Its origin remains a mystery.
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The proposal scene between Jim and Pam on The Office was the most expensive shot of the entire show, requiring a budget of $250,000 to construct a replica of a rest stop and make it rain.
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