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01. In the late 1960s, some researchers reported catnip gave people a marijuana-like high, but it turned out they had simply mixed up the two plants.
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01. In the late 1960s, some researchers reported catnip gave people a marijuana-like high, but it turned out they had simply mixed up the two plants.
01. When Sir Terry Pratchett was knighted, he forged his own sword from iron and meteorites just for the occasion.
50 Random Facts List #48
01. When Sir Terry Pratchett was knighted, he forged his own sword from iron and meteorites just for the occasion.
01. In 2004, Ken Jennings won over $3 million with a 74 day win streak in Jeopardy tv show.
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01. In 2004, Ken Jennings won over $3 million with a 74 day win streak in Jeopardy tv show.
01. Researchers tried 2000 times to ignite gasoline with a cigarette and failed 100% of the time.
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01. Researchers tried 2000 times to ignite gasoline with a cigarette and failed 100% of the time.
01. President James A. Garfield likely died of starvation after doctors insisted he be fed rectally after an assassination attempt.
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01. President James A. Garfield likely died of starvation after doctors insisted he be fed rectally after an assassination attempt.
01. Beavers are considered fish by the Catholic Church, allowing them to be eaten during Lent.
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01. Beavers are considered fish by the Catholic Church, allowing them to be eaten during Lent.
01. Walt Disney personally hated the Goofy character and found its cartoons to be ‘stupid.’ The only reason he didn’t axe the character is because it gave work to so many animators.
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01. Walt Disney personally hated the Goofy character and found its cartoons to be ‘stupid.’ The only reason he didn’t axe the character is because it gave work to so many animators.
a series of photos showing the different stages of food being eaten by children and adults
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01. McDonald’s “Super-Sizing” started as a Jurassic Park merchandising tie-in.
a bunch of pictures with some words on them in english and spanish, including an image of a judge's gaven
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01. A Palestinian judge banned divorce during Ramadan because “people make hasty decisions when they are hungry.”
a dog laying in the grass with its mouth open
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01. In 1999, hackers revealed a security flaw in Hotmail that permitted anybody to log into any Hotmail account using the password ‘eh.’
the history of computers info sheet
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01. In 1990, a pilot named Captain Timothy Lancaster was sucked out of the cockpit of a passenger jet. A crew member held on to his body until landing, at which point they discovered he had survived.
some people are talking to each other in front of a car and another person is holding a stuffed animal
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01. Lawrence McKinney got $75 after being wrongly imprisoned for 31 years. The Tennessee Board of Parole denied McKinney’s request to exonerate him by a 7-0 vote at a hearing. A formal exoneration could open a pathway to $1 million in compensation.
a bunch of different types of boats in the water
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01. When a whale dies in colder waters, its body sinks to the ocean floor creating a complex localized ecosystem for years called a whale fall.
some people are standing near the water with their arms around each other and one is holding a fishing rod
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01. The Chernobyl disaster released approximately 400 times more radioactive fallout than that of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
a series of photos showing different types of people in the dark knight movie, including batman and
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01. George Clooney keeps a photo of himself as Batman, ‘As cautionary reminder of what happens when you make movies for commercial reasons.’