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- ['In 2014 Princeton researches determined that Facebook would lose 80% of its users by 2017!',
- 'Orlando Bloom has swinophobia; which is a fear of pigs',
- 'Eight of the ten largest statues in the world are of Buddhas',
- 'Meghan Trainor has Nyctophobia; which is a huge fear of the dark',
- 'Garrett McNamara holds the record for the largest wave ever surfed; set in 2011 in Nazare; Portugal. The wave was 78 feet tall',
- 'The logo on the Red Bull cans are not cattle; but a type of bovine called a “gaur" ',
- 'In Bruges; Belgium; there an underground pipeline that runs 2 miles to transfer beer from a brewery to the bottling plant',
- 'The collective group of lemurs is called a conspiracy',
- 'The first Primark store opened in Dublin in June 1969 under the name Penneys',
- 'Ron Swansons character on Parks and Recreation is based off a real person – a woman who works in a high bureaucratic position who is also anti-government',
- 'Captive tigers in the US. alone outnumber the amount of wild tigers worldwide',
- 'The 1831 London Bridge was sold in 1962 when it needed to be replaced. It was bought by Lake Havasu City; Arizona; to help tourism',
- 'Scrappy-Doo; widely considered to be one of the most hated characters in fiction; has not appeared in an animated Scooby-Doo production since 1988 due to audience backlash',
- 'The first X-Rated animated movie was Fritz the Cat. It is still the most successful independent animated feature to date',
- 'Roughly 33% of cats are not effected by catnip. The euphoric reaction commonly associated with catnip is hereditary',
- 'Facebook will track and record nearly everything you do if you browse the web while logged in to your Facebook account',
- 'Bubble wrap was originally invented to be wallpaper. The creators tried to make plastic wallpaper with a paper backing; but it came out with plastic backing',
- 'The longest Cricket Test match lasted over 12 days between England and South Africa. It only ended because the English team would have missed their boat home',
- 'MIT; often cited as one of the worlds most prestigious universities; puts almost all of its course materials online for anyone to access for free',
- 'Barry Manilow wrote many famous jingles for companies like McDonalds; State Farm and BandAids',
- 'Whenever Charles Dickens was away from home; he would always realign the bed he was sleeping in to face Northwards; as he felt that this fostered and unlocked his creativity',
- 'The Shawn Mendes EP reached Number 1 on iTunes in 37 minutes',
- 'Since 1990 the United States has added more acres of forest than it has lost; with almost 20 million new acres of forest land added in the last 2 decades',
- 'There is a liquid that you can breathe in called perfluorohexane. Animals can be submerged in a bath of perfluorohexane without drowning',
- 'Feeding curry to a sheep reduces the amount of methane in its farts by up to 40%',
- 'During a conversation each speakers “turn” averages 2 seconds; and the pause in between only 200 milliseconds. That figure is nearly universal',
- 'Cold showers have more health benefits than hot or warm showers. These include improving circulation; stimulating weight loss; and easing depression',
- 'Despite being landlocked; Mongolia has a navy consisting of seven men and one vessel; the “Sukhbaatar III“; stationed on Lake Khövsgöl',
- 'During the Second World War; German tank drivers would drive their vehicles over camel droppings; thinking it would bring them good luck',
- 'In Alabama; it is illegal to participate in shooting; hunting; gaming; card playing or racing on Sundays. The fine ranges from $10 to $100!',
- 'Originally; bumper cars were not supposed to hit each other. Drivers were actually supposed to avoid crashing in spite of chaotic driving. The first company to patent a bumper car was in 1920 named Dodgem',
- 'A woman was elected to the House of Representatives four years before women even won the right to vote',
- 'In the Netherlands version of Sesame Street; instead of Big Bird; they have a blue bird named Pino. He was later established as Big Birds cousin',
- 'The full Bible has been translated into over 3000 languages. Among those include fictional languages like Elvish; Klingon and Navi',
- 'The voice of Stargazer in Mass Effect 3 was done by Buzz Aldrin',
- 'The first 4th of July celebration was in 1777!',
- 'Justin Biebers first tweet was at 8:27pm on May 11 2009',
- 'Snakes and lizards both molt out of their old skin as they grow. Investigators have come to the conclusion that dinosaurs may have also molted',
- 'Zebras have only one toe on each foot',
- 'Humans have been performing dentistry since 7000BC; which makes dentists one of the oldest professions']
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