When he was 7, Vin Diesel and some friends broke into a New York theater with intentions to vandalize it. Instead of calling the police, the theater’s artistic director handed them scripts and offered them parts in the upcoming show. This became Diesel’s first acting role.
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A Swiss man replaced his car's broken heater with a fully functional wood burning stove.
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Some farmers in Kenya are using elephants' natural fear of bees and building "beehive fences" that keep wild elephants from trampling the crops. It keeps the farms safe, and prevents farmers from having to kill elephants to defend their livelihood!
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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In Mexico, artists can pay their taxes using artwork that they create.
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