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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The small pocket in the larger pocket of your jeans was designed for pocket watches.
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No one knows Albert Einstein's last words. Just before he passed, he spoke several words in German, but his nurse only knew English.
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NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe!
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The 'L.L.' in L.L. Bean stands for 'Leon Leonwood'.
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"Big Ben" in London isn't a tower, the bell inside the tower is called "Big Ben", the tower itself is called "The Elizabeth Tower".
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You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than a poisonous spider!
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