Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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Kid Rock took a pay cut that cost him around $50,000 to $100,000 per night during his tour, just to keep ticket prices at $20 and a 12 oz beer at $4.
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There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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The longest Monopoly game in a bathtub lasted 99 hours!
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When the 2013 government shutdown threatened the closing down of a national program giving medical attention and meals to children, John D. Arnold donated $10 million of his own money to keep it afloat.
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Scientists have developed a 'hangover-free' beer that has electrolytes, making it more hydrating and refreshing.
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