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Mastercard was originally called mastercharge

  Sep 22, 2019   187

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

  Sep 21, 2019   242

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

  Sep 18, 2019   349

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

  Sep 11, 2019   149

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

  Aug 6, 2019   1088

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

  Jul 25, 2019   552

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

  Jul 19, 2019   347

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

  Jun 19, 2019   287

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

  Jun 17, 2019   121

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

  Jun 12, 2019   391

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

  May 27, 2019   268

William Shakespeare was born and died on the same day, April 23.

  Apr 23, 2019   79

Washington Square in New York used to be a cemetery with over 20,000 people buried there.

  Mar 23, 2019   398

If you keep going North, you will eventually go South but, if you keep going East, you will never go West.

  Feb 26, 2019   471

An egg contains every vitamin except vitamin c

  Feb 14, 2019   105

Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.

  Dec 5, 2018   685

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.

  Oct 26, 2018   435

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

  Oct 26, 2018   1108

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

  Oct 26, 2018   371

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

  Oct 26, 2018   633

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

  Oct 26, 2018   510

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

  Oct 26, 2018   702

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

  Oct 26, 2018   630

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

  Oct 26, 2018   546

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

  Oct 26, 2018   441

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

  Oct 26, 2018   434

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

  Oct 26, 2018   306

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.

  Oct 15, 2018   407

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

  Oct 15, 2018   199

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

  Oct 15, 2018   164

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

  Oct 15, 2018   265

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

  Oct 15, 2018   183

Krusty the Clown was originally created to be Homer Simpson's secret identity.

  Oct 15, 2018   733

Google hired a camel to create the Street View of a desert.

  Sep 28, 2018   640

Nepal was the first country in Asia to introduce gay marriage.

  Sep 28, 2018   162

The first boxes of Crayola crayons were sold door to door for a nickel.

  Sep 28, 2018   220

In Norway, all prisoners have access to the internet, even in their cells.

  Sep 28, 2018   165

Mickey Mouse has a sister named Amelia Fieldmouse.

  Sep 28, 2018   510

There is a food substitute intended to supply all daily nutritional needs, known as 'Soylent'.

  Sep 28, 2018   168

Despite his profanity-laced songs, Eminem does not allow swearing in his home.

  Sep 28, 2018   184

Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double was paralyzed after an explosion on film set of 'Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows'.

  Sep 27, 2018   203

Sleeping on the job is acceptable in Japan, as it is seen as exhaustion from working too hard.

  Sep 27, 2018   256

Toe wrestling is a national sport in Britain. It involves 2 opponents who lock feet and attempt to pin the other's foot down.

  Sep 27, 2018   527

Mobile phone throwing is an international sport that started in Finland in 2000. Participants throw mobile phones and are judged on distance or technique.

  Sep 27, 2018   213

In Japanese, there are at least 20 different ways to say 'sorry'.

  Sep 27, 2018   162

August 13th is celebrated as 'Left-Handers Day' since 1996.

  Sep 27, 2018   148

Play-doh was first manufactured in Cincinnati, Ohio, originally meant to be used as a wallpaper cleaner.

  Sep 27, 2018   219

According to the USDA, Super Bowl Sunday is the second highest day of food consumption in the United States, after Thanksgiving.

  Sep 27, 2018   160

'The Hunger Games' three fingered salute has become an unofficial symbol of resistance in Thailand against the recent military coup.

  Sep 27, 2018   149

According to the FDA, the stickers on fruit are edible.

  Sep 27, 2018   143

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