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Tony Soprano was paid $3 million to turn down his role at The Office to preserve his legacy. Did you know?

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Did you know that sharks have been on earth longer than trees?

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Mahatma Gandhi met Charlie Chaplin in London, 1931. Did you know?

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Jonathan the Tortoise is still alive and kickin’. Did you know?

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The largest bird in the world is Shoebill Stork. Did you know?

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9-year-old Frank Goldsmith, Jr, had just survived the sinking titanic with his mother by jumping into a collapsible boat. Years later, Frank recalled that his apartment was right next to a baseball stadium. The constant cheering of the crown reminded him of the screams of dying passengers. It haunted him so much that he never took his own children to a baseball game.

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85% of people associate the smell of crayons with their childhood. Did you know?

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English words that were originally influenced by Hindi

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Dogs are known to perform kind acts for humans even without expecting a reward.

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Nepal is the only nation with a flag of triangular shape

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Do bananas cause radiation poisoning?

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Mount Everest tallest mountain, but not really. The tallest one is actually Mauna Kea of Hawaii. Did you know?

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This lottery winner from Jamaica goes to collect his grand prize of $158,400,000 in an unusual outfit, wearing a ‘scream’ mask, long coat, and gloves. His reason? “I didn’t want anyone to recognize me, not even my own family.”

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Origins of chess are in India. Did you know?

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German philosopher, Freiderich Nietzsche, and his mental breakdown

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In 1989, a mother was wrongly convicted of murder after her five-month old son, Ryan, died of anti-freeze. While waiting for her hearing in prison, she gave birth to another son, who also showed the same symptoms as her former son. Upon investigation, authorities dropped all the charges against her, as it was found out that both the babies had a rare genetic disease that remained undiagnosed.

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Is the Noah’s Ark Story of the Abrahamic texts (the Tanakh, the Old Testament and the Qur’an) a reference to the Epic of Gilgamesh?

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Russian President is surprisingly a big fan of The Beatles. Did you know?

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Cats can overreact when you stroke their tail or belly. Did you know?

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In 2017, a video of a woman named Shemika Campbell doing limbo under a vehicle at a car dealership went viral, which won her the title, ‘Limbo Queen.’ It even caught the attention of Ellen DeGeneres who then invited her to perform on the show.