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In Ice Age, the drawings of characters during the end credit roll - and Sid's drawing of himself on a wall - were all done by the children of the animators.

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There are coffee houses in Russia where food and drink are free, but you pay for time.

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Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.

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Wife-Carrying Championship in Finland Gives Winners Wife's Weight in Beer

There's a wife-carrying championship that takes place in Finland every year where the winner receives his wife's weight in beer.

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Sweden is so good at recycling, it has run out of garbage and now must import garbage from Norway to fuel its energy programs.

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All employees of Ben & Jerry’s get to take home 3 free pints of ice cream every single day!

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The longest Monopoly game in a bathtub lasted 99 hours!

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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.

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