Did You Know? - Amazing Facts and Interesting Stuff

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote 23 original concertos for piano and orchestra.

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France was still executing people by guillotine when the first Star Wars movie came out.

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Watching horror movies can burn more calories than any other genre. The increase in heart rates and adrenaline means more calories burned.

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Tom Hanks had an asteroid named after him which was called “12818 tomhanks“.

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Octopuses are older than dinosaurs.

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A study from the University of Chicago suggests that thinking in a foreign language leads to more rational decision making.

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William Hill Brown is generally believed to have written the first American novel, "The Power of Sympathy," published in Boston in 1791, which relates a tragic love story.

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When signing up to iTunes, if you accept their Terms & Conditions, you agree to not use it to make nuclear weapons.

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The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

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The Catholic Church once exhumed the rotting corpse of a deceased Pope and put him on trial.

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Your left lung is smaller than your right lung to make room for your heart.

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On any given day, as many as 10 volcanoes may be spewing ash or lava somewhere on Earth.

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The idea of contact lenses was first introduced by Leonardo da Vinci in 1508.

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There's an alcoholism vaccine that will give drinkers an immediate hangover if they drink even a small amount of alcohol.

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Mastercard was originally called mastercharge

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South African scientists have discovered that 400-year-old tobacco pipes excavated from the garden of William Shakespeare contained cannabis.

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Army ants are used as natural sutures. Their jaws are so powerful, natives staple wounds by forcing ants to bite them and then break off the body.

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According to the Journal of Experimental Psychology, fooling yourself into thinking you've slept well, even if you haven't, still improves performance.

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The Beatles showed their support for the US civil rights movement by refusing to play in concerts where audiences were segregated.

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Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the construction of the building of the Great Pyramid.

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The English word 'minion' comes from the French word 'mignon', which means 'cute'.

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The world's tallest model Amazon Eve, also known for her role in American Horror Story, was born a male.

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Because of the dark and intense nature of the film Suicide Squad, director David Ayer hired an on-set therapist for the cast.

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William Shakespeare had a curse engraved on his tombstone to prevent anyone from moving his bones.

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The first rugby club was formed in 1843

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In 1750’s cats came from Europe to America as pest controllers.

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The New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key, went to a doctor and a vet to confirm that he is a human being and not a shape shifting lizard from space.

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Horses and cows can sleep standing up, but they don‘t experience full REM sleep unless they lie down.

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There's a species of orchid that looks like a monkey's face called 'Dracula simia'.

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Ireland’s oldest pub dates back to the year 900 CE.

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A day on Venus lasts longer than a year. It takes 243 Earth days to rotate once on its axis (sidereal day). The planet's orbit around the Sun takes 225 Earth days.

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Morphine is named after 'Morpheus', the Greek god of dreams.

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'I Gotta Feeling' by The Black Eyed Peas sold more copies than any Elvis Presley single when it was first released.

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Apple have a ‘no smoking’ ban regarding their computers, which means if you smoke while using an Apple computer, you void the warranty.

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In 1889, the Queen of Italy, Margherita Savoy, ordered the first pizza delivery.

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Marcellus Gilmore Edson originally invented peanut butter to be marketed as product for people who had no teeth and could not chew on solid food.

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At weddings, the bride normally stands to the left of the groom so that his sword hand is free to defend against other suitors.

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Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.

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More people have been to the moon than the bottom of the ocean.

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An alleged Virginia bank robber denies robbing a bank because he asked the teller 'politely'.

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The color of white wine gets darker as it ages, while red wine gets lighter in color.

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According to studies, you'll be happier spending your money on experiences rather than possessions.

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An apple in the morning will keep you more awake than a cup of coffee.

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To get the most juice from lemons or limes, put them in the microwave for 30 seconds as it will help the citrus juice flow more easily.

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Illegal drug possession and trafficking are punished in Singapore with the death penalty.

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All of 'The Simpsons' characters have just 4 fingers on each hand, except for one character with 5 fingers, God.

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The founder of match.com, Gary Kremen, lost his girlfriend to a man she met on match.com.

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Daniel Radcliffe, who played Harry Potter, was allergic to Harry Potter's iconic glasses.

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According to a study, eating an apple before going shopping causes a person to buy 25% more fruits and vegetables.

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Commonly mistaken as an ancient Greek tradition, the Olympics torch relay was actually a Nazi idea.

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