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United States intelligence officials seriously considered dropping enormous, extra-large condoms labeled medium onto the Soviet Union as a bizarre psychological warfare tactic.
United States intelligence officials seriously considered dropping enormous, extra-large condoms labeled medium onto the Soviet Union as a bizarre…
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Airplane cabin chimes sounding throughout your flight are actually a highly sophisticated secret audio language used by the flight crew to communicate without causing widespread passenger panic.
Airplane cabin chimes sounding throughout your flight are actually a highly sophisticated secret audio language used by the flight crew to communicate without…
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Koalas possess completely smooth brains devoid of the folds and ridges that give other mammals higher cognitive processing power.
Koalas possess completely smooth brains devoid of the folds and ridges that give other mammals higher cognitive processing power. This lack of cortical…
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Before ride-sharing apps completely disrupted the transportation industry, the artificial scarcity of New York City taxi medallions drove their individual value up to over one million dollars apiece by the year 2014.
Before ride-sharing apps completely disrupted the transportation industry, the artificial scarcity of New York City taxi medallions drove their individual…
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Overwatch was salvaged from the smoking wreckage of a massive, canceled multiplayer project called Titan, which Blizzard Entertainment spent seven entire years and millions of dollars developing.
Overwatch was salvaged from the smoking wreckage of a massive, canceled multiplayer project called Titan, which Blizzard Entertainment spent seven entire…
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Herring communicate in the dark by emitting high-frequency bursts of gas from their anal ducts, a phenomenon scientists literally named Fast Repetitive Tick.
Herring communicate in the dark by emitting high-frequency bursts of gas from their anal ducts, a phenomenon scientists literally named Fast Repetitive Tick.…
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Tigers possess distinct white spots on the back of their ears that function as fake eyes to intimidate predators and aggressively communicate with rivals.
Tigers possess distinct white spots on the back of their ears that function as fake eyes to intimidate predators and aggressively communicate with rivals.…
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Retail giant JCPenney almost completely destroyed its own business in 2012 when the new CEO decided to stop using fake markdowns and just offer honest, everyday low prices to consumers.
Retail giant JCPenney almost completely destroyed its own business in 2012 when the new CEO decided to stop using fake markdowns and just offer honest,…
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Alexander the Great accidentally conquered the known world while suffering from a serious alcohol addiction, throwing legendary frat parties that frequently ended in murder.
Alexander the Great accidentally conquered the known world while suffering from a serious alcohol addiction, throwing legendary frat parties that frequently…
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Sailors originally measured the speed of their ships by throwing a literal piece of wood tied to a rope off the back of the boat and counting how many knots in the rope slipped through their hands.
Sailors originally measured the speed of their ships by throwing a literal piece of wood tied to a rope off the back of the boat and counting how many knots…
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Rental car companies rarely subject their fleet vehicles to anything resembling a deep, sanitizing clean between reservations, usually settling for a painfully brief vacuuming…
Rental car companies rarely subject their fleet vehicles to anything resembling a deep, sanitizing clean between reservations, usually settling for a…
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During World War II, the United States briefly banned the sale of pre-sliced bread as a wartime conservation measure, theorizing that keeping bread whole would prevent it from…
During World War II, the United States briefly banned the sale of pre-sliced bread as a wartime conservation measure, theorizing that keeping bread whole…
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Writers for The Simpsons jokingly predicted that the Walt Disney Corporation would eventually purchase 20th Century Fox in a brief visual gag during an episode that aired all the way back in nineteen ninety eight.
Writers for The Simpsons jokingly predicted that the Walt Disney Corporation would eventually purchase 20th Century Fox in a brief visual gag during an…
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Statistical studies consistently show that white cars are involved in significantly fewer accidents than vehicles painted in darker colors like black, blue, or grey.
Statistical studies consistently show that white cars are involved in significantly fewer accidents than vehicles painted in darker colors like black, blue,…
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Adolf Hitler actually requested to meet the creator of Superman to offer him an honorary Aryan status, unaware that the comic book writers were Jewish.
Adolf Hitler actually requested to meet the creator of Superman to offer him an honorary Aryan status, unaware that the comic book writers were Jewish. During…
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William the Conqueror literally exploded at his own funeral, showering the horrified royal guests in a putrid mixture of rotting flesh and bodily fluids.
William the Conqueror literally exploded at his own funeral, showering the horrified royal guests in a putrid mixture of rotting flesh and bodily fluids. The…
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Five-star luxury hotels are just as likely to suffer from horrific bed bug infestations as the cheapest roadside motels because these resilient parasites travel exclusively by hitchhiking on human luggage.
Five-star luxury hotels are just as likely to suffer from horrific bed bug infestations as the cheapest roadside motels because these resilient parasites…
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Pan-American Highway holds the Guinness World Record for the longest motorable road, stretching roughly nineteen thousand miles from Alaska down to the tip of Argentina.
Pan-American Highway holds the Guinness World Record for the longest motorable road, stretching roughly nineteen thousand miles from Alaska down to the tip of…
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Gilles de Rais was a heroic medieval knight who fought alongside Joan of Arc before suddenly retiring to his massive castle to try and summon demons using alchemy and terrifyingly dark magic.
Gilles de Rais was a heroic medieval knight who fought alongside Joan of Arc before suddenly retiring to his massive castle to try and summon demons using…
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Crystal gazing was actually a highly respected and lucrative profession in Elizabethan England, mostly utilized to locate stolen laundry, missing farm animals, or hidden buried treasure.
Crystal gazing was actually a highly respected and lucrative profession in Elizabethan England, mostly utilized to locate stolen laundry, missing farm…
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Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa was a famous Renaissance occultist rumored to be accompanied everywhere by a terrifying demonic familiar disguised as a massive black dog.
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa was a famous Renaissance occultist rumored to be accompanied everywhere by a terrifying demonic familiar disguised as a massive…
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Walt Disney World operates one of the most heavily utilized monorail systems on the planet, carrying over fifty million passengers a year across its Florida resort.
Walt Disney World operates one of the most heavily utilized monorail systems on the planet, carrying over fifty million passengers a year across its Florida…
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Airplane windows feature a tiny, deliberate hole at the bottom of the middle pane called a bleed hole, which is explicitly designed to prevent the entire window from violently shattering under atmospheric pressure.
Airplane windows feature a tiny, deliberate hole at the bottom of the middle pane called a bleed hole, which is explicitly designed to prevent the entire…
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Contrails left behind by high-altitude jet airplanes are not chemical mind-control sprays, but simply artificial clouds created by hot engine exhaust instantly freezing in the frigid upper atmosphere.
Contrails left behind by high-altitude jet airplanes are not chemical mind-control sprays, but simply artificial clouds created by hot engine exhaust…
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