Macklemore and his hit “Thrift Shop” was the first time since 1994 that a song reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label.
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Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.
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The streets of Victor, Colorado, once a gold rush town, are paved with low-grade gold.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.
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Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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