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The Canadian government isn’t sure when Canada became a sovereign state. Its Supreme Court ruled that sovereignty occurred sometime between 1919 and 1931.
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On April 1, 2005, NASA pulled an April Fool’s prank telling the world that they had found water on Mars.
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There’s a town in the Oklahoma panhandle named “Hooker,” and its slogan is “it’s a location, not a vocation.”
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Japan is facing a ninja shortage. There is a high demand for “ninja shows,” but it is a dying tradition, and companies have trouble time finding properly trained ninjas.
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New Jersey had 4 Governors in the span of 8 days in early 2002. The shortest term of those was served by John Farmer Jr. for 90 minutes.
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George Miller – the person who created Mad Max is the same person who created Happy Feet.
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Surgeons who play video games at least 3 hours a week perform 27% faster and make 37% fewer errors.
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In Svalbard, a remote Norwegian island, it is illegal to die.
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When cellophane was invented in 1908, it was originally intended to be used to protect tablecloths from wine spills.
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A Dutch start-up company has been able to start training wild crows so that they pick up cigarette butts and put them in bins for a peanut as a reward.
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We feel “hangry” because it’s harder for us to control our emotions when our brains are low on glucose.
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The mayor of a historical district in Alaska is a cat named Stubbs. Mayor Stubbs drinks catnip-laden water from a wineglass every afternoon at a local restaurant.
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Spam mail got its name from the canned meat after a Monty Python skit that made fun of Spam as tasting “horrible and being ubiquitous and inescapable.”
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Humans specifically have eyes that face forward for the purpose of seeing in 3D. On the other hand, vegetarian dinosaurs such as the Triceratops had eyes that looked out to the side so they could stay vigilant, watching for danger as they ate.
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In the 1980s, the founder of Pringles, Fredric Baur, requested to be buried in a Pringles can. His children honored the request.
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You can now get a headstone with a QR code. Called “Living Headstones,” they show pages with photos, video biography, and comments from loved ones.
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While filming Dumb and Dumber, Jim Carrey had his crown temporarily removed – that chipped tooth is real and a result of a childhood fight.
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Ginger beer is brewed and fermented with ginger, while ginger ale is merely carbonated water flavored with ginger.
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During the first live iPhone presentation, Steve Jobs had to frequently switch phones behind his desk. Otherwise, it would run out of RAM and crash.
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In Mississippi, it is considered a federal offense to Dine-n-Dash on a check that is over $25. In California, it is only petty theft.
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The NYPD had a police officer follow Andre the Giant whenever he went out drinking. This was to make sure he didn’t get drunk and fall on anyone.
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In the popular film, The Godfather, the word “mafia” is never said because the actual mafia commanded it.
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The only window that opens on the presidential car is the driver’s window to pay tolls. It also has no keyholes, and only the Secret Service knows how to open the doors.
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Thomas Edison invented an electric pen in 1876 that was later adapted to become the first tattoo machine in 1891.
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Animal Planet aired two fake documentaries that “proved” mermaids exist. So many people thought it was real that the U.S. government issued an official statement about it.
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In 18th Century England, having a pineapple was a symbol of wealth because of high import fees. They would be used as displays instead of being eaten.
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Marvel’s Deadpool issue #27 holds the Guinness World Record for the most comic book characters on one cover.
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Instead of an agent, Bill Murray uses a 1-800 number where you can leave a message for him if you want to cast him for a movie or event.
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When written down, the word “almost” is the longest word in the English language to have all of its letters in alphabetical order.
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The black-footed cat is the smallest wild cat, at just 20 inches long.