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In 1955, a book was returned to the Cambridge University Library, 288 years over due. | Arts |
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There are approximately 35,000 tiny dots on a full sized basketball. | Other |
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An October 2008 CNN Poll showed Twenty-two percent of Americans say they’ve seen or felt a ghost. | Religion |
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Thomas Jefferson thought the concept of Thanksgiving was "the most ridiculous idea I’ve ever heard." | Politics |
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The first phone-to-phone text message was sent in Finland in 1993 by a Nokia engineer. | Technology |
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Serial coffee drinkers are most likely to report seeing or hearing things that are not there | Science |
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In 1892, Italy raised the minimum age for marriage for girls to 12. | Politics |
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The Red-Capped Manakin can moon walk. | Animals |
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U.s. President Zachary Taylor died in office after eating too many strawberries on a warm day. | Politics |
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The past-tense of the English word “dare” is “durst”. | Other |
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Stephen Hawking was born exactly 300 years after Galileo died. | People |
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At the height of its power in 400 BC, the Greek city of Sparta had 25,000 citizens and 500,000 slaves. | Politics |
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There have been over 600 lawsuits against Alexander Grahm Bell over rights to the patent of the telephone, the most valuable patent in U.S. history. | Technology |
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Andorra, a tiny country on the border between France and Spain, has the longest average lifespan: 83.49 years | People |
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Kangaroos cannot fart. | Animals |
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