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During the entire run of Gilligan’s Island, it was never revealed if “Gilligan” was his first or last name.
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Webster’s Dictionary accidentally had a word that didn’t exist in it for five years – “Dord.”
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Amber-colored rear turn signals are statistically proven to reduce collisions by about 28%.
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Somebody hid an episode of South Park inside Tiger Woods 99 as an Easter egg, causing EA to do a massive recall.
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The full name of the famous Chuck E. Cheese’s mouse is Charles Entertainment Cheese.
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The American roulette wheel is different from the European wheel. The American one has 2 green spaces while the European one only has 1. Although on both, if you add up all the numbers on a roulette wheel, you will get 666.
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The day after Thanksgiving is called “Brown Friday” by plumbers in America because it is their busiest day of the year.
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The wife of Anthony Perkins, the original Norman Bates, Berry Berenson, died as a result of being a passenger on one of the 9/11 planes.
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The thumbs-up sign is believed to have originated from Chinese pilots. It was used to communicate with the ground crew before take-off.
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In Toy Story 2, in the scene where Buzz gives a speech in front of the American flag, the flag was edited to be a globe for release in non-American countries.
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The tallest mountain in our solar system, Olympus Mons, is 3 times taller than Mount Everest.
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Batman and Predator exist in the same fictional universe. Since 1991, they have been featured together in three comic books.
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A study from Harvard University finds that having no friends can be just as deadly as smoking. Both affect levels of a blood-clotting protein.
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In South Dakota, you can get a driver’s permit at age 14 with parental consent. Once you turn 16, you can get your license.
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The world’s smallest mammal, a Bumblebee Bat, weighs about the same as a U.S. dime. Native to Myanmar and Thailand, these bats are endangered.