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On the 14th of February 1784, there was a wedding in Derby where the couple had between them seven thumbs: the bride had three thumbs, and the groom four.
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Australia took home its first winter Olympic gold medal in 2002 when the Aussie athlete was the only one who didn't fall over.
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Near the Norwegian village of Grense Jakobselv, the border between Norway and Russia runs in the river Jakobselva. The Norwegian bank of the river has a sign that says ‘No peeing towards Russia’.
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Capt. Sir Mansfield Cumming suggested British secret agents use semen as invisible ink during WWI.
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Brazilian footballer Argélico Fuchs spent much of his life spelling his name "Argélico Fucks", resulting in headlines such as "Fucks off to Benfica".
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German chocolate cake is not from Germany.
It was originally made from a kind of chocolate developed by a man named German.
(Image: Tracy Hunter.)
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One third of US divorce filings in 2011 contained the word "Facebook".
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In English, Latin, Hindi and many other languages, the Proto-Indo-European word ‘*udros’ — ‘water creature’ — became the word for the otter. In Greek, it became the word for a sea monster (‘hydra’). [📷: Cloudtail the Snow Leopard, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0]
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Word of the day: ESQUISSE - a first, rough sketch of an idea that you will flesh out later
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Cleopatra was living in Rome as Julius Caesar’s mistress at the time of his assassination.
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Neptune is the only planet in the Solar System that is never visible to the naked eye.
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In 1889, there were 12 postal deliveries a day in London.
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Your heartbeat will synchronise with your date's if the date is going well.
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Being in love makes food taste sweeter.
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According to a Stanford University study, kids' brains start tuning out their mum's voice at age 13.
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Men are more likely to want a sports car when they feel bad about the size of their penis.
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Word of the Day: WIKIRACING — a game whereby you have to get from a predetermined Wikipedia page to another one by navigating links in articles (excluding the ‘See also’ ones) quicker or clicking fewer links than your opponent.
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In 2019 the Royal Horitcultural Society confirmed that the herb previously known as ‘rosemary’ was in fact a species of sage.
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The word ‘paraphernalia’ comes from Greek ‘para’ (besides) and ‘pherne’ (dowry) and originally meant a woman’s own property (apart from dowry) which she retained at least some control of in her marriage.
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Word of the day: ARSLE - to move backwards.
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The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. AMELIA EARHART
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According to research from the University of Essex, the world's most boring person is probably a data analyst who lives in a small town and who enjoys watching TV.
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In the 16th century, England was struck by a mysterious ‘sweating disease’ that killed thousands, and then disappeared after 70 years.
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There are no fewer than seven mountains called "Mollie's Nipple" in Utah.
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250 million years ago, the oceans were purple - not blue.
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