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20 Jul 2023 09:15

There’s only one Shell gas station shaped like a shell

Eight were built in the 1930s, but the only one left is in North Carolina.

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18 Jul 2023 22:12

Rat torture was a method used in medieval times. It worked by putting a pot of hungry rats into a cage that was strapped to the victims stomach.

Then the cage was slowly heated, making the distressed rats chew and claw through the victim, trying to escape.

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16 Jul 2023 21:10

Senior citizens in New Zealand can join ‘coffin clubs’, where they meet up once a week to make and decorate their own coffins.

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15 Jul 2023 14:05

The Ancient Egyptians trained baboons to wait on tables.

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13 Jul 2023 10:05

The Iroquois have an annual dream-sharing festival in which they act out their dreams.

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10 Jul 2023 22:11

Princeton researchers successfully turned a live cat into a functioning telephone in 1929.

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09 Jul 2023 11:50

Every year 4 people in the UK die putting their trousers on.

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05 Jul 2023 21:35

The longest walkable distance on Earth is from from Cape Town in South Africa all the way to the port town of Magadan in the far-east of Russia, however no one is known to have completed it.

This incredible journey is measured at a whopping 22,387km (13,910 Miles).

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03 Jul 2023 18:25

In 2011, the Indian government opened 5 of 6 secret vaults inside an ancient temple that had been locked away for centuries & discovered $22 billion in treasure.

The 6th vault remains unopened, due to fear it contains a curse that, if released, could destroy the world.

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01 Jul 2023 12:30

Heat is the deadliest weather condition.

Tornadoes, hurricanes, and flooding can devastate entire towns at once, but the weather condition that proves deadliest to humans is actually heat.

Looking at the numbers from the past 30 years, tornadoes caused an average of 70 deaths a year and flooding an average of 81, but heat caused an average of 130 deaths a year. If you don't have access to air conditioning or sufficient water, excessive heat can be deadly.

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29 Jun 2023 19:20

The First 3D Film Was Shown in 1922

The first 3D film, called The Power of Love, had its premiere at Los Angeles' Ambassador Hotel Theater on September 27, 1922.

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28 Jun 2023 13:40

There’s a village in the Netherlands with no streets, only canals

Venice isn’t the only town that gets around mainly by boat. Within Giethoorn Village in the Netherlands, there are no streets, only footpaths and over 6km of canal.

The picturesque village is filled with rustic cottages and surrounded by tall trees — just like a fairytale! Visitors can either kayak through the scenic neighbourhood or ride a bike on the footpaths.

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27 Jun 2023 19:50

Dragonflies have six legs but can't walk.

Despite having six legs like other insects, a dragonfly's legs are too weak for them to walk on for lengthy amounts of time.

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26 Jun 2023 14:17

Crowds at one Louisiana State University football game once cheered so loudly that it registered as an earthquake on a local seismograph.

The game, which took place between LSU and Auburn University, took place in front of a crowd of 79,431 fans at LSU's Tiger Stadium. The crowd's reaction to the game's final pass registered as an earthquake by a seismograph located around 1,000 feet from the stadium. A seismologist noticed the reading the next day and the game went down in LSU history as the "Earthquake Game."

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24 Jun 2023 19:05

In 2016, a Somalian suicide bomber brought explosives onto a commercial flight with the intent of blowing up the plane.

Twenty minutes after takeoff, the explosives detonated and blasted a hole in the side of the plane.

The bomber was instantly sucked out and ended up being the only fatality.

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19 Jul 2023 13:17

Ancient Greek athletes had their spleens removed to help them run faster.

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17 Jul 2023 19:05

There's a fungus that bleeds.

The mushroom Hydnellum peckii has a pretty unmistakable appearance, particularly when it's young.

This fungus exudes a thick, dark red sap across a white cap, earning it numerous nicknames, from "strawberries and cream," to "devil's tooth," to "bleeding tooth fungus." Fortunately, neither the fungus nor the sap are poisonous, but they're both said to be inedibly bitter.

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14 Jul 2023 18:05

Israeli doctors sewed a 12-year-old boy's head into place

The boy was hit by a car and suffered a rare injury — internal decapitation, in which the cervical spine is separated from the skull, but the blood supply to the brain is preserved

According to doctors, 70% of patients die either on the spot, or on the way to the hospital, or on the operating table, but the kid survived and even without consequences.

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11 Jul 2023 10:11

Harry Patch, the last surviving soldier of World War 1, died aged 111 years, 1 month, 1 week and 1 day.

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09 Jul 2023 20:25

The screaming at many Beatles concerts was so loud that no one could hear them play-not even the Beatles themselves.

It was one reason they stopped touring and retreated to the studio to create albums like Sgt. Pepper with no concern for performing any of the songs live.

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06 Jul 2023 20:36

One-third of Taiwanese funeral processions include a stripper.

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05 Jul 2023 16:17

Kenya is the only country in the world where people can watch Netflix for free.

Netflix has a free mobile plan in the country.

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02 Jul 2023 11:21

There is a divination system where a fortune-teller interprets the lines formed by the cracks on your smartphone screen. It’s called smashomancy.

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30 Jun 2023 19:05

Penis enlargement surgeries are free in Cuba.

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28 Jun 2023 21:05

The citizens of Kuwait celebrated the end of the first Gulf War by firing weapons into the air. 20 Kuwaitis died as a result of bullets falling from the sky.

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28 Jun 2023 13:35

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26 Jun 2023 21:04

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25 Jun 2023 17:16

Castration prevents male pattern baldness, as long as it's done before any hair is lost.

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23 Jun 2023 21:33

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