After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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An artist in Iowa named Patrick Acton built a complete model of Hogwarts out of matchsticks.
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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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The full moon causes a tidal wave to roll up the Amazon river once in day and once in night for a period of only three weeks in a year. This results in continuous 4m high wave that can be surfed for up to 13km.
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In Montreal, there's a bus stop with swings that play musical notes when you swing on them.
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In Tunisia, you can book an overnight stay in Luke Skywalker’s boyhood home for only $10.
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A full-time cashier at Costco makes about $49,000 annually. The average wage at Costco is nearly 20 dollars an hour and 89% of Costco employees are eligible for benefits.
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