Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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In 2012, a Chinese gamer's father was so concerned about his son's habit, he hired virtual hitmen to kill off his avatar.
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Evanston Township High School in Illinois played Justin Bieber's 'Baby' as a fundraiser between classes. Students had to pay to stop it. $1,000 was collected in 3 days.
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Critic Michael Crowley gave such a poor review of one of author Michael Crichton's books that, in his next book, Crichton made a character 'Mick Crowley' who was a child molester with a small penis.
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The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century.
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More than ten people a year are killed by vending machines.
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The U.S. Government spent $277,000 on pickle research in 1993.
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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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