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HYPE REMINDER!
France became the first country in the world to ban supermarkets from throwing away or destroying unsold food in 2016, forcing them instead to donate it.
In 2009, Rwanda had the only government on earth in which the majority of parliamentarians are women.
Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Satan was thrown out of heaven and came to Earth on October 1st, 1914.(unverified)
Photographs of Algae, published in 1845, was the first book ever to contain photographs.
The first armoured presidential car was a Cadillac that had previously belonged to Al Capone.
More than 90% of all jury trials in the world occur in the United States.
In Old Norse, "Viking" denoted not a nationality, but occupation: a Viking was anyone who took part in an overseas expedition.
Vienna's Vegetable Orchestra is an orchestra that plays music on vegetables. They've released several albums.
Alligators don't get serious infections from cuts and bruises even while living in bacteria infested swamps. Their blood is effective against 23 types of bacteria, and fungi and viruses including HIV.
A single Boeing 777 Engine delivers twice the horsepower of all the Titanic's steam engines combined.
Airlines sell more seats than they have because only around 90% passengers will show up for a flight.
An anonymous French urban artist, "Invader," has installed over 3300 Space Invaders mosaics in 65 cities all around the world since 1998.
Venting your anger online only makes you angrier, a study found.
The phenomenon where the shower curtain randomly clings to you, it's called the shower-curtain effect.
United Airlines once sued a 22-year-old guy after he created a site to help people find cheaper flight tickets.
The U.S.A. and Russia still have thousands of tons of chemical weapons.(unverified)
Fewer dopamine receptors in the brain are associated with a higher preference for sweets in adults of normal weight.
The Republic of Benin was independent for less than a day.
In the U.S., if you are delayed by an airline for more than 4 hours for actions within their control (overbooking), you are entitled to 4 times the face vale of the ticket, capped at $1300.