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Sean Connery wore a hairpiece in every single one of his appearances as the iconic British spy James Bond, starting from Dr.
Sean Connery wore a hairpiece in every single one of his appearances as the iconic British spy James Bond, starting from Dr. No in 1962 all the way to Never…
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Benjamin Franklin actually wrote an entire scientific essay in 1781 titled Fart Proudly to mock the pretentious academic societies of Europe.
Benjamin Franklin actually wrote an entire scientific essay in 1781 titled Fart Proudly to mock the pretentious academic societies of Europe. While serving as…
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Alfred Hitchcock's legendary 1960 thriller Psycho holds the incredibly prestigious honor of being the very first American feature film to show a toilet flushing on screen.
Alfred Hitchcock's legendary 1960 thriller Psycho holds the incredibly prestigious honor of being the very first American feature film to show a toilet…
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Margaretta and Kate Fox inadvertently launched the massive Modern Spiritualism movement in 1848 by claiming they were communicating with a murdered peddler's ghost through mysterious knocking sounds in their farmhouse.
Margaretta and Kate Fox inadvertently launched the massive Modern Spiritualism movement in 1848 by claiming they were communicating with a murdered peddler's…
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Helena Blavatsky co-founded the Theosophical Society in 1875 by claiming she received telepathic messages from secret Mahatmas living in Tibet who were guiding the spiritual evolution of humanity.
Helena Blavatsky co-founded the Theosophical Society in 1875 by claiming she received telepathic messages from secret Mahatmas living in Tibet who were…
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Will Wright originally designed the blockbuster game The Sims to be an advanced architectural design simulator called Jefferson, where the little virtual people were only added…
Will Wright originally designed the blockbuster game The Sims to be an advanced architectural design simulator called Jefferson, where the little virtual…
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Barbie Horse Adventures: Wild Horse Rescue holds a sacred place in hacker lore because it contained a specific exploit used to permanently mod and crack the original Microsoft Xbox.
Barbie Horse Adventures: Wild Horse Rescue holds a sacred place in hacker lore because it contained a specific exploit used to permanently mod and crack the…
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Sioux City, Iowa, was assigned the unfortunate airport code SUX back in 1946, and after petitioning the FAA twice to change it and failing, the city finally gave up and trademarked the slogan "Fly SUX" in 2007.
Sioux City, Iowa, was assigned the unfortunate airport code SUX back in 1946, and after petitioning the FAA twice to change it and failing, the city finally…
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Platypuses do not have nipples, so they sweat milk out of specialized mammary gland ducts on their abdomen to feed their young.
Platypuses do not have nipples, so they sweat milk out of specialized mammary gland ducts on their abdomen to feed their young. Baby platypuses simply lick…
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Reddit user Lycerius played a single, uninterrupted game of Civilization II for over ten real-world years, progressing the in-game calendar to the year 3991 AD.
Reddit user Lycerius played a single, uninterrupted game of Civilization II for over ten real-world years, progressing the in-game calendar to the year 3991…
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Heinrich Kramer wrote the Malleus Maleficarum in 1486 as a comprehensive guidebook for identifying, torturing, and executing witches, heavily focusing on the supposed ability of witches to magically steal men's genitals.
Heinrich Kramer wrote the Malleus Maleficarum in 1486 as a comprehensive guidebook for identifying, torturing, and executing witches, heavily focusing on the…
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Bayer pharmaceutical company aggressively marketed literal heroin as a safe, non-addictive cough suppressant for children in the late nineteenth century.
Bayer pharmaceutical company aggressively marketed literal heroin as a safe, non-addictive cough suppressant for children in the late nineteenth century. Long…
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Pokémon stands entirely unchallenged as the highest-grossing media franchise in human history, easily crushing massive cultural juggernauts like Star Wars, Marvel, and Mickey…
Pokémon stands entirely unchallenged as the highest-grossing media franchise in human history, easily crushing massive cultural juggernauts like Star Wars,…
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Mapmakers frequently insert entirely fake towns, known as paper towns or phantom settlements, into their officially published maps to act as copyright traps for lazy competitors…
Mapmakers frequently insert entirely fake towns, known as paper towns or phantom settlements, into their officially published maps to act as copyright traps…
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Octopuses possess nine brains, with a central nervous system and a smaller cluster of nerve cells at the base of each of their eight arms.
Octopuses possess nine brains, with a central nervous system and a smaller cluster of nerve cells at the base of each of their eight arms. Having…
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Modern smart phone battery chargers frequently contain built-in microprocessors that possess significantly more raw computing power than the Apollo Guidance Computer used to navigate astronauts to the moon in 1969.
Modern smart phone battery chargers frequently contain built-in microprocessors that possess significantly more raw computing power than the Apollo Guidance…
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Individuals are significantly less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present, a grim reality of human nature known as the bystander effect.
Individuals are significantly less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present, a grim reality of human nature known as the bystander…
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Grigori Rasputin gained immense political power in the Russian Empire by convincing Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra that his mystical prayers could cure their son's hemophilia.
Grigori Rasputin gained immense political power in the Russian Empire by convincing Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra that his mystical prayers could…
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Bioluminescence is a real phenomenon in humans, meaning you literally glow in the dark, though the light emitted by your body is 1,000 times weaker than what your pathetic human eyes can detect.
Bioluminescence is a real phenomenon in humans, meaning you literally glow in the dark, though the light emitted by your body is 1,000 times weaker than what…
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Pineapples contain a flesh-eating enzyme called bromelain that actively digests proteins, meaning that when you eat a pineapple, the fruit is literally trying to eat you back.
Pineapples contain a flesh-eating enzyme called bromelain that actively digests proteins, meaning that when you eat a pineapple, the fruit is literally trying…
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Highly competent individuals actually become more likable and attractive to others when they make a clumsy mistake or commit a minor embarrassment.
Highly competent individuals actually become more likable and attractive to others when they make a clumsy mistake or commit a minor embarrassment.…
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Toru Iwatani famously conceived the iconic shape of Pac-Man in 1979 while staring at a pizza with a single slice removed during his lunch break.
Toru Iwatani famously conceived the iconic shape of Pac-Man in 1979 while staring at a pizza with a single slice removed during his lunch break. He wanted to…
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Will Smith only agreed to star in the beloved nineties television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air because he had wildly mismanaged his early rap career finances and owed the…
Will Smith only agreed to star in the beloved nineties television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air because he had wildly mismanaged his early rap career…
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Sharks are older than the rings of Saturn and actually predate the existence of trees on Earth by at least ninety million years, having first appeared roughly 400 million years ago.
Sharks are older than the rings of Saturn and actually predate the existence of trees on Earth by at least ninety million years, having first appeared roughly…
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