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A heartbroken Argentinian farmer in the town of General Levalle spent decades cultivating the guitar-shaped forest that he created to honor his late wife.

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Hot water freezes faster than cold water.

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The King James Bible has inspired the lyrics of more pop songs than any other book.

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Several global surveys suggest that half of all women who die from homicide are killed by their current or former husbands or partners.

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It's not illegal to go topless in New York City.

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Every year, nearly 4 million cats are eaten in China as a delicacy.

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If the human eye was a digital camera, it would have 576 megapixels.

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Many expensive perfumes contain sperm whale feces known as 'Ambergris'.

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Leonardo Da Vinci was the first to explain why the sky is blue.

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There are more living organisms in a teaspoonful of soil than there are people on the planet.

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The word 'bride' comes from an old Proto-Germanic word meaning 'to cook'.

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Residents of Churchill, Canada leave their cars unlocked to offer an escape for pedestrians who might encounter polar bears.

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There's a species of fish called 'Slippery Dick'.

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The song Jingle Bells was originally written for Thanksgiving.

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The Eiffel Tower was originally intended for Barcelona, Spain, but the project was rejected.

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China has secret military-style boot camps for Internet addicts.

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The first webcam was created in Cambridge University to check on the coffee levels of a coffee pot.

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English has only one word for 'love'. Sanskrit has 96.

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In Spanish, the word 'esposas' means both 'wives' and 'handcuffs'.

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A Bonsai Tree planted in 1626, survived the atomic bomb at Hiroshima and now resides in a U.S. Museum.

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During the 18th century, you could pay your admission ticket to the zoo in London by bringing a cat or a dog to feed the lions.

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Google was originally called 'Backrub'.

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Psychologists examined Internet trolls and found that they are narcissistic, psychopathic, and sadistic.

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Hedwig, Harry Potter's owl, is named after the patron saint of orphaned and abandoned children.

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According to the Vatican, Catholics can reduce their time in purgatory by following the Pope of Twitter.

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The Statue of Liberty was originally intended for Egypt.

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From 1814 to 1830, the flag of the Kingdom of France was plain white.

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OJ Simpson was originally cast to play Terminator, but director James Cameron did not feel that Simpson would be believable as a killer.

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After racking up $40 in late fees for a VHS, Reed Hastings was inspired to start Netflix.

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A 'gut feeling' is a chemical signal that your stomach creates to warn the brain of danger.

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Studies show that apes experience dips in happiness in their middle age, much like people do.

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Since 2011, there have been at least 4 incidents of people cooking meth inside of a Walmart.

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In Mexico, the Tooth Fairy is known as the 'Tooth Mouse'.

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There is a smile activated refrigerator which requires users to flash a smile before it will unlock the refrigerator door.

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In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker, called 'Whipping Tom', who would spank his victims with a rod and shout 'Spanko!' before running away.

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When a giraffe's baby is born, it falls from a height of 6 feet, usually without getting hurt.

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Most of the dust underneath your bed is actually your own dead skin.

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In 2012, a China man wore 70 pieces of clothing items on a flight to avoid paying extra baggage charges.

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In 1942, there was a man called the Phantom Barber. He would break into people's houses in Mississippi at night and cut their hair.

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Fidel Castro has slept with over 35,000 women.

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The 'Bio-Bus' is a bus service in the UK that is powered by poop.

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Sociologists have found the worse the economy, the longer the women's skirts are and the better economy, the shorter the skirt.

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It rains diamonds on Saturn and Jupiter.

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A new study suggests that eating chocolate could improve the brain's ability to do Mathematics.

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Male kangaroos flex their biceps to impress females.

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In Australia, Burger King is called Hungry Jack's.

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Blood donors in Sweden receive a thank you text when their blood is used.

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The United kingdom eats more cans of baked beans than the rest of the world combined.

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In 2003, a Boeing 727-223 was stolen from an airport in Angola. It still has not been found despite a worldwide search.

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A 'quidnunc' is a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip.

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