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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: The oldest bar in the world is in Ireland. Archeological records have found that the walls of Sean’s Bar have been around, and serving, since 900 AD. Further, there are records of every owner of the pub back to its 10th century founding. It opened over 1100 years ago. image
Fun Fact: The oldest bar in the world is in Ireland. Archeological records have found that the walls of Sean’s Bar have been around, and serving, since 900 AD. Further, there are records of every owner of the pub back to its 10th century founding. It opened over 1100 years ago.
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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: Donnie Yen (the blind monk in Star Wars: Rogue One/star of the Ip Man films) was once leaving a Hong Kong nightclub with his girlfriend when they were attacked by a gang who had been bothering them earlier in the night. Donnie hospitalised 8 of them. image
Fun Fact: Donnie Yen (the blind monk in Star Wars: Rogue One/star of the Ip Man films) was once leaving a Hong Kong nightclub with his girlfriend when they were attacked by a gang who had been bothering them earlier in the night. Donnie hospitalised 8 of them.
in Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: After "the world’s largest beach clean-up" at Mumbai's Versova beach, Olive Ridley turtles returned to lay eggs for the first time in 20 years. image
Fun Fact: After "the world’s largest beach clean-up" at Mumbai's Versova beach, Olive Ridley turtles returned to lay eggs for the first time in 20 years.
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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: when Lawrence Anthony, known as "The Elephant Whisperer", passed away. A herd of elephants arrived at his house in South Africa to mourn him. Although the elephants were not alerted to the event, they travelled to his house and stood around for two days, and then dispersed. image
Fun Fact: when Lawrence Anthony, known as "The Elephant Whisperer", passed away. A herd of elephants arrived at his house in South Africa to mourn him. Although the elephants were not alerted to the event, they travelled to his house and stood around for two days, and then dispersed.
in South Africa
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Fun Fact: The inventor of the cereal Apple Jacks is currently a professor of biological engineering at MIT and invented the cereal as a summer intern.
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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: The blue whale is not only the largest animal currently on the planet, but the largest animal to have ever existed image
Fun Fact: The blue whale is not only the largest animal currently on the planet, but the largest animal to have ever existed
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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: During the filming of Jackass 3D, Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, and the rest of the crew banned beer from the set to help Steve-O maintain his sobriety. image
Fun Fact: During the filming of Jackass 3D, Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, and the rest of the crew banned beer from the set to help Steve-O maintain his sobriety.
in Maine
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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: Cards Against Humanity joked about how they could have bought a small private island with the money they donated to charity. So in 2014 they did, renaming it “Hawaii 2” image
Fun Fact: Cards Against Humanity joked about how they could have bought a small private island with the money they donated to charity. So in 2014 they did, renaming it “Hawaii 2”
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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: The average delay of a Japanese bullet train is just 54 seconds, despite factors such as natural disasters. If the train is more than five minutes late, passengers are issued with a certificate that they can show their boss to show that they are late. image
Fun Fact: The average delay of a Japanese bullet train is just 54 seconds, despite factors such as natural disasters. If the train is more than five minutes late, passengers are issued with a certificate that they can show their boss to show that they are late.
in Japan
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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: Nintendo pushed the term "videogame console" so people would stop calling competing products "Nintendos" and they wouldn't risk losing the valuable trademark. image
Fun Fact: Nintendo pushed the term "videogame console" so people would stop calling competing products "Nintendos" and they wouldn't risk losing the valuable trademark.
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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: Volvo opened up the patent for three-point seat belt because it had more value as a free life saving tool than something to profit from. image
Fun Fact: Volvo opened up the patent for three-point seat belt because it had more value as a free life saving tool than something to profit from.
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Fun Fact: When Queen Elizabeth visited the set of "Game of Thrones" she refused to sit on the Iron Throne because there is a law disallowing her from sitting on a foreign throne.
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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: Hershey's does not meet the legal minimum cocoa content to be described as chocolate in Britain. image
Fun Fact: Hershey's does not meet the legal minimum cocoa content to be described as chocolate in Britain.
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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: When roosters open their beaks fully, their external auditory canals completely closed off. Basically, roosters have built in earplugs. This helps prevent them from damaging their hearing when they crow. image
Fun Fact: When roosters open their beaks fully, their external auditory canals completely closed off. Basically, roosters have built in earplugs. This helps prevent them from damaging their hearing when they crow.
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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: The reason why we view neanderthals as hunched over and degenerate is that the first skeleton to be found was arthritic. image
Fun Fact: The reason why we view neanderthals as hunched over and degenerate is that the first skeleton to be found was arthritic.
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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: Prince William and Prince Harry pulled a prank on their grandmother the Queen, by changing her voicemail answering message to say, "Hey wassup! This is Liz. Sorry I'm away from the throne. For a hotline to Philip, press one. For Charles, press two. And for the corgis, press three." image
Fun Fact: Prince William and Prince Harry pulled a prank on their grandmother the Queen, by changing her voicemail answering message to say, "Hey wassup! This is Liz. Sorry I'm away from the throne. For a hotline to Philip, press one. For Charles, press two. And for the corgis, press three."
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Fun Fact: Eminem watched his daughter, Hailie, get crowned homecoming queen from an empty classroom in the school because he didn't want to take the attention away from her.
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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: When Nintendo had a fall in revenue from the less successful Wii U its CEO cut his pay in half for 5 months rather than blame workers. image
Fun Fact: When Nintendo had a fall in revenue from the less successful Wii U its CEO cut his pay in half for 5 months rather than blame workers.
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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: Iron Man was created by Stan Lee as a challenge to create a hero no one should like and force people to like him. image
Fun Fact: Iron Man was created by Stan Lee as a challenge to create a hero no one should like and force people to like him.
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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: Ernest Hemingway lived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured liver, a crushed vertebra, and a fractured skull. image
Fun Fact: Ernest Hemingway lived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured liver, a crushed vertebra, and a fractured skull.
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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: Psy initially refused to upload "Gangnam Style" to Youtube, saying that he would be "humiliated" because he didn't have any international fans. image
Fun Fact: Psy initially refused to upload "Gangnam Style" to Youtube, saying that he would be "humiliated" because he didn't have any international fans.
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Fun Fact: In the 1950's, donut shops were the first food businesses commonly open til late. They became hot spots for police working the night shift since it gave them a place to grab a snack, fill out paper work, or even just take a break. This is why donuts became associated with cops.
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Fun Fact: Michael Jordan once tipped a waitress a $5 chip for bringing him a drink. Wayne Gretzky stopped the waitress, removed the $5 chip, grabbed one of the many $100 chips on Jordan’s side of the table, and gave it to her. Then he said, "That's how we tip in Las Vegas, Michael."
in Jordan
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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: In Germany, it is illegal to kill any animal that is a vertebrate "without proper reason" like the animal being ill or a danger to humans. Because of this, all German animal shelters are no-kill. image
Fun Fact: In Germany, it is illegal to kill any animal that is a vertebrate "without proper reason" like the animal being ill or a danger to humans. Because of this, all German animal shelters are no-kill.
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Preview thumbnail for Fun Fact: If a human born blind can feel the differences between shapes such as spheres and cubes, they will not be able to distinguish them from sight alone if their sight were to be restored. image
Fun Fact: If a human born blind can feel the differences between shapes such as spheres and cubes, they will not be able to distinguish them from sight alone if their sight were to be restored.