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Hotel guests routinely steal completely unhinged, heavily secured items from their rooms, going far beyond the standard tiny bottles of shampoo to successfully walk out with…
Hotel guests routinely steal completely unhinged, heavily secured items from their rooms, going far beyond the standard tiny bottles of shampoo to…
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Hadrosaurs were incredibly large, plant-eating prehistoric dinosaurs that remarkably possessed up to one thousand teeth at any given time, efficiently arranged in complex dental…
Hadrosaurs were incredibly large, plant-eating prehistoric dinosaurs that remarkably possessed up to one thousand teeth at any given time, efficiently…
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Air traffic controllers use a highly specific, standardized vocabulary called aviation English to prevent catastrophic miscommunications between pilots of different nationalities.
Air traffic controllers use a highly specific, standardized vocabulary called aviation English to prevent catastrophic miscommunications between pilots of…
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College textbook prices have violently outpaced the rate of standard inflation by over eight hundred percent since the late 1970s, making them one of the most aggressively…
College textbook prices have violently outpaced the rate of standard inflation by over eight hundred percent since the late 1970s, making them one of the most…
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Millions of Japanese families celebrate Christmas every single year by feasting on a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken thanks to an incredibly successful corporate marketing campaign launched in 1974.
Millions of Japanese families celebrate Christmas every single year by feasting on a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken thanks to an incredibly successful…
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United States politicians implemented the Cash for Clunkers program in 2009, offering citizens up to forty-five hundred dollars to trade in their older, less fuel-efficient vehicles for destruction.
United States politicians implemented the Cash for Clunkers program in 2009, offering citizens up to forty-five hundred dollars to trade in their older, less…
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School buses are painted a highly specific shade known as 'National School Bus Glossy Yellow' because the human eye notices the color yellow faster than any other color on the spectrum.
School buses are painted a highly specific shade known as 'National School Bus Glossy Yellow' because the human eye notices the color yellow faster than any…
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Producers of the beloved 1985 time-travel comedy Back to the Future actually filmed more than five weeks of the movie with dramatic actor Eric Stoltz in the lead role before firing him for being way too depressing.
Producers of the beloved 1985 time-travel comedy Back to the Future actually filmed more than five weeks of the movie with dramatic actor Eric Stoltz in the…
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Rental car companies intentionally purchase massive fleets consisting almost entirely of white, silver, and black vehicles because those specific colors hold the highest resale value in the used car market.
Rental car companies intentionally purchase massive fleets consisting almost entirely of white, silver, and black vehicles because those specific colors hold…
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Airlines notoriously utilize algorithmic dynamic pricing to actively change ticket costs based on incredibly complex market demand, completely unrelated to whether or not you cleared your internet browser cookies.
Airlines notoriously utilize algorithmic dynamic pricing to actively change ticket costs based on incredibly complex market demand, completely unrelated to…
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Scientists employed at the prestigious Bayerisches Geoinstitut in Germany have successfully synthesized tiny industrial diamonds out of ordinary peanut butter by ruthlessly…
Scientists employed at the prestigious Bayerisches Geoinstitut in Germany have successfully synthesized tiny industrial diamonds out of ordinary peanut butter…
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Super Smash Bros was originally prototyped in secret as a completely generic fighting game called Dragon King, featuring untextured humanoid fighters that looked absolutely terrible in motion.
Super Smash Bros was originally prototyped in secret as a completely generic fighting game called Dragon King, featuring untextured humanoid fighters that…
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Roman Emperor Nero desperately wanted to be seen as a legendary athlete, so he entered the Olympic Games in 67 AD, aggressively bribing the officials to ensure he won every single event he participated in.
Roman Emperor Nero desperately wanted to be seen as a legendary athlete, so he entered the Olympic Games in 67 AD, aggressively bribing the officials to…
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Porsche secretly acquired a massive stake in the much larger Volkswagen group in 2008, using hidden financial derivatives to control over seventy percent of the company's shares.
Porsche secretly acquired a massive stake in the much larger Volkswagen group in 2008, using hidden financial derivatives to control over seventy percent of…
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Zeppelins were filled with highly flammable hydrogen gas not because it was the safest option, but because the United States legally refused to sell non-flammable helium to Germany.
Zeppelins were filled with highly flammable hydrogen gas not because it was the safest option, but because the United States legally refused to sell…
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Rapper 50 Cent filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2015 despite having a net worth estimated at over one hundred and fifty million dollars just a few years prior.
Rapper 50 Cent filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2015 despite having a net worth estimated at over one hundred and fifty million dollars just a few years…
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Lawrence Sperry officially invented the airplane autopilot system in the early twentieth century and subsequently became the very first founding member of the infamous mile-high club just a few years later.
Lawrence Sperry officially invented the airplane autopilot system in the early twentieth century and subsequently became the very first founding member of the…
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Production on the set of James Cameron's massive blockbuster Titanic came to a screeching halt in 1996 when an unknown prankster spiked the crew's lobster chowder with a massive…
Production on the set of James Cameron's massive blockbuster Titanic came to a screeching halt in 1996 when an unknown prankster spiked the crew's lobster…
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Gene Wilder only agreed to play the iconic role of Willy Wonka in the 1971 cinematic adaptation if he was allowed to do a very specific forward somersault during his character's introductory scene.
Gene Wilder only agreed to play the iconic role of Willy Wonka in the 1971 cinematic adaptation if he was allowed to do a very specific forward somersault…
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Visionary director Steven Spielberg was initially approached to direct the first Harry Potter film, but he wanted to combine multiple books into a single animated movie starring…
Visionary director Steven Spielberg was initially approached to direct the first Harry Potter film, but he wanted to combine multiple books into a single…
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Swedish match king Ivar Kreuger controlled over two-thirds of the entire global match production in the 1920s by lending massive sums of money to desperate European governments…
Swedish match king Ivar Kreuger controlled over two-thirds of the entire global match production in the 1920s by lending massive sums of money to desperate…
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Action director Michael Bay was so incredibly lazy and determined to save money during the production of Transformers Dark of the Moon that he literally recycled entire action…
Action director Michael Bay was so incredibly lazy and determined to save money during the production of Transformers Dark of the Moon that he literally…
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Feminist playwright Eve Ensler, famous for writing The Vagina Monologues, was surprisingly brought in as a core consultant for the 2015 high-octane desert action film Mad Max Fury Road.
Feminist playwright Eve Ensler, famous for writing The Vagina Monologues, was surprisingly brought in as a core consultant for the 2015 high-octane desert…
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Canal locks operate as massive, aquatic elevators that allow boats to essentially climb up and down hills by flooding enclosed chambers with thousands of gallons of water.
Canal locks operate as massive, aquatic elevators that allow boats to essentially climb up and down hills by flooding enclosed chambers with thousands of…
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