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    Animal
    Helicoprion
    Helicoprion
    Helicoprion was a relative of the shark that lived 270 million years ago. It was approximately 7.5m long and had chainsaw-like teeth.
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    Space
    1054 AD Supernova
    1054 AD Supernova
    In the year 1054 AD, there was an explosion in the sky so bright that it was visible for 23 days straight, even during the day.
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    Funny
    Gay Bomb
    Gay Bomb
    The US Air Force researched a “Gay Bomb”: A non-lethal bomb containing really strong pheromones that will make the enemy forces attracted to each other. It won the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize.
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    Food & Drink
    Costco $1.50 Hotdog/Soda Combo
    Costco $1.50 Hotdog/Soda Combo
    Costco hasn't changed the price of its $1.50 hot dog/soda combo since 1985.
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    Religion
    Dudeism
    Dudeism
    There's a real religion called "Dudeism" that spawned from the movie "The Big Lebowski." Dudeism advocates and encourages the practice of "going with the flow," "being cool headed," and "taking it easy."
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    Countries & Places
    Smartphone Sidewalk
    Smartphone Sidewalk
    The Chinese city of Chongqing has the world's first dedicated pavement for mobile phone users.
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    Amazing
    Lightning Hits Plane Inside Rainbow
    Lightning Hits Plane Inside Rainbow
    A German photographer actually snapped a picture of a plane being struck by lightning inside a rainbow.
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    Weird
    Chicken-Tasting Mushroom
    Chicken-Tasting Mushroom
    There's a mushroom that tastes like chicken and grows in the wild throughout much of the world.
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