Lasting only 38 minutes, the Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896 is generally considered to be the shortest war in history.
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It's against the law to doze off under a hair dryer in Florida/against the law to slap an old friend on the back in Georgia/against the law to Play hopscotch on a Sunday in Missouri.
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In Ohio, It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.
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Barbie's measurements, if she were life-size, would be 39-29-33.
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Bubble Wrap was originally intended to be used as 3D wallpaper for insulation.
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Due to a discrepancy over border recognition between Egypt and Sudan, there is a region in Africa called Bir Tawil that belongs to no country.
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The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30ft.
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At 3’7″, Eddie Gaedel was the smallest Major League Baseball player of all time.
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Serial killer Ted Bundy once received a commendation from the Seattle Police Department for chasing down a purse snatcher.
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There is a series of islands in the Atlantic that the United States claims are part of Maine and Canada claims are part of New Brunswick.
Canada, assuming the islands are hers built a lighthouse on one of them, and the United States, assuming the islands are hers, pretends the lighthouse doesn’t exist. :o |
It has been estimated that humans use only 10% of their brain.
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Americans consume around 150 million hot dogs on 4th of July each year.
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Space travels faster than the speed of light.
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This is a somewhat misleading statement, IMHO. We use 100%, but only 10% at a time (on average). |
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