The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century.
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Gary Kremen, founder of match.com, lost his girlfriend to a man she met on match.com.
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Scientist Niels Bohr was “given a house next door to the Carlsberg brewing company, and had a pipeline running from the brewery into the house so that he could have a never-ending supply of fresh beer on tap”.
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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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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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A group of officers is called a mess.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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