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Another horrifying fact about brain aneurysms is that it is fatal in 50% of cases, with 15% of deaths occurring before the victim even reaches the hospital. 28 is the atomic number of Nickel and the atomic mass of Silicon. The inventor of Vaseline, Robert Chesebrough, ate a spoonful of the stuff every single day. During the surgery, the doctor discovered that the brain tumor had bone, hair, and teeth. In Cambodia, rats are being trained to sniff out land mines. The entire world population could fit in Texas, allotting 330 square feet per person. English is not native to the British Isles. The American roulette wheel is different from the European wheel. Doctors often misdiagnosed ill patients, and this was common in 17th century England. In the Netherlands version of Sesame Street, instead of Big Bird, they have a bluebird named Pino. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. There was a snail glued to a specimen card in the British Museum mid-1800s. Warren Buffett eats at McDonalds every single morning and only orders one of three things. It spent four years glued there before scientists realized it was still alive. Octopuses only touch in situations of mating or aggression. This means that pineapples, bananas, watermelons, pumpkins, and avocados are berries. Facebook will track and record nearly everything you do if you browse the web while logged in to your Facebook account. This marked Australias first commercial flight using sustainably derived biofuel. There is a Guinness world record for the longest amount of time needed to create an official government it is held by Belgium. There were two AI chatbots created by Facebook to talk to each other, but they were shut down after they started communicating in a language they made for themselves. Sexually frustrated male dolphins gang rape humans. As a result, Walgreens grew from 20 retail stores to almost 400. One of the smartest bird species is the magpie. 4 5. While watching a Merry-Go-Round from a bench in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, Walt Disney was struck with inspiration for the creation of Disneyland. The creators of the PNG image file format wanted it to be pronounced as ping.. Abraham Lincoln loved cats and once let one eat from the table during a formal White House dinner. Captive tigers in the U.S. alone outnumber the amount of wild tigers worldwide. Justin Biebers first tweet was at 8:27 pm on May 11, 2009. Disappointment Island is an uninhabited island in New Zealand. Garrett McNamara holds the record for the largest wave ever surfed, set in 2011 in Nazare, Portugal. Horsepower is about 746 watts. Everybody has them, but it is a problem if they amount to large numbers. 8 3. Theres a reply to the saying Liar, liar, pants on fire Its I dont care, I dont care, I can buy another pair. Another creepy fact that dates back to ancient England is that cave settlers fashioned cups out of human skulls. They hollowed the skulls and removed the surrounding tissue until they could use it as a drinking vessel. Thats certainly some food for thought. Ancient Romans believed that drinking blood would let them absorb power. In 2005, Connecticut was accidentally issued an Emergency Alert to evacuate the entire state. In 2014 a YouTube video gained an international audience when they claimed that each segment of the claw mark looks like the Hebrew symbol for the number six, making the logo into 666, the number of the Beast. January 17th is known as Ditch New Years Resolution Day.. 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Todays technology continues to advance, but the deep levels of the ocean still make it difficult to explore further. The beak is made of keratin the same material that a birds beak and our fingernails are made of. There is a town in Indiana called Santa Claus. The most expensive virtual object is Club NEVERDIE in the Entropia Universe, which is worth $635,000. Among those include fictional languages like Elvish, Klingon, and Navi. When water freezes to ice cubes, it will take up 9% more volume. Amber-colored rear turn signals are statistically proven to reduce collisions by about 28%. One sad and horrifying fact is that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. Around 350 of them exist in total worldwide. The euphoric reaction commonly associated with catnip is hereditary. Invented in 1923, Q-Tips were originally called Baby Gays; then Q-Tip Baby Gays, then finally, just Q-Tips. Butterflies have skeletons on the outside of their bodies. In the Philippines, you can buy spaghetti at McDonalds, where they also sell a McDo piece of chicken. The first game to be played in space was Starcraft Daniel Barry took it with him in 1999 on the Space Shuttle mission STS-96. The whole Harry Potter series contains 199 chapters, 4,224 pages, and 1,090,739 words and has been made into 19 hours and 39 minutes of the film. Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, which drew more visitors to see the empty space than the actual painting. The little piece of paper sticking out of a Hersheys Kiss is called a niggly wiggly. If the electors of the Holy Roman Emperor did not vote within 30 days, they were only allowed to eat bread and water and were forbidden to leave the city. The average person takes 12 seconds to count to 24. This is legal, as fridges are considered an amenity, and therefore, landlords are not required to provide one. Although there is currently no drug proven to make someone tell the truth, some countries like Russia, Canada, and India use truth serums. 100 History Facts They Didnt Teach You At School, 100 Fun Food Facts You Wont Believe Are True, 100 Interesting Space Facts Thatll Blow Your Mind, 10 Interesting Facts About Jack In The Box. Disney has since decided to start a streaming service and has tried asking for the rights back, but Turner refuses every time. ", "The picture for your funeral program may have already been taken. Aztec followers believed in the power of human sacrifice, and many of their rituals included sacrificing women and children to serve their sun god, Huitzilopochtli. In Japan, many families eat a KFC for Christmas Dinner. Scientists discovered sharks that are living in an active underwater volcano. Greenland voted to leave the European Union in 1985 and has not rejoined since. A wildlife technician, Richard Thomas, took the famous tongue twister, how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood and calculated a rough estimate of what the answer would actually be. The Poodle is one of the cleanest breeds of dogs, making them a great choice for people with pet allergies. Only women give gifts, not men. When opened, it cost $1.25 for a two-room bungalow with a kitchen and a private adjoining garage. He graduated in May 2017. In Switzerland, it is illegal to own just one guinea pig. There is a company in Japan that has schools that teach you how to be funny. 85% of Valentines Day Cards are bought by women. UVB-76 broadcasts white static noises and occasionally picks up Russian transmissions, but nobody knows where this low-frequency radio station broadcasts from. U.S. children make up 3.7% of children on the planet but have 47% of all toys and childrens books. His children honored the request. It is more common in American English than in British English due to spelling differences. Madagascar got its name when Marco Polo misspelled it. In New Delhi, if a tree falls sick, an ambulance is dispatched to treat them. The word Android means a human with a male robot appearance. The last picture taken of John Lennon while he was alive had his killer in the frame. During that time, the Lone Star flag was active but the unofficial flag. Most of the cats took up to a day to deliver the mail, and the service was short-lived. The EU didnt want to showcase any country over another, so the architecture on each EU banknote was created by a computer to make neutral designs. He said he loved wearing them because they always made him think of her. In Russia, doctors performed surgery on a man called Artyom Sidorkin, suspecting that he had a cancerous tumor in his lungs. Bob Rosss hair was naturally straight, but he chose to get a perm so he could save money on haircuts when touring the US penniless in his mobile home. High heels are nothing new to the world. They can shrink even more so under acute stress. The center of a comet is called a nucleus. The Titanic was about three times bigger than Noahs Ark, with a volume of 4.6 million cubic feet. There is a Scottish tartan designed for Mars exploration. Alaska is the state which produces the most serial killers. In Korea, there is a breed of dog called a Sapsali, which was originally thought to banish ghosts and evil spirits. Samsung means three stars in Korean. The original name for Xbox was DirectXbox, designed to show how Microsofts Direct X graphics could improve the console market. Michael Jacksons shiny glove was actually just a modified golf glove. The longest unbroken alliance in world history is between England and Portugal. Egg yolks are one of the few foods that naturally contain Vitamin D. The first band to ever perform live on all seven continents was Metallica. There is a correlation between pulling an all-nighter and snapping out of depression. Subscribers were offered exclusive content and a BowieNet email. Seven of those are in Alaska. This was chosen by the founder because he wanted the company to be powerful and everlasting, like stars in the sky. If you are about to die, they fly you back to mainland Norway to pass on there. Because of the Electoral College, a presidential candidate can win with only 23% of the popular vote. Pepper. It was removed because the old logo font made it look like Di: Pepper.. Be sure to weigh the good and bad! While hunting, stoats go crazy jumping, spinning, and twisting to get a rabbits attention. She made a full recovery and became the person to survive the lowest body temperature ever recorded at 56.7 F (13.7 C), even though she was clinically dead. During the first live iPhone presentation, Steve Jobs had to frequently switch phones behind his desk. There might be fecal matter on your office coffee mug. The first X-rated animated movie was Fritz the Cat. Ed Sheeran bought a ticket to LA with no contacts. The Postal Service got its name based on the fact that they originally used USPS to send each other music tracks because of conflicting schedules. Cement maxi bricks have been certified as the best for building walls, pavements, and other elements in construction. The most leaves ever found on a single clover is 56. That works out to 16.4 million people. They are the worlds largest marsupial. John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902. Nearly every brand of hard liquor is vegan. These bones are all arranged in different forms, such as garlands, altars, and even a chandelier. Only about 1% of the people actually tried to leave. Giraffe hearts pump twice as hard as a cows heart in order to get blood to its brain. 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