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    CAPTCHA stands for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart".
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    Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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    Atacama Skeleton
    Atacama Skeleton
    In 2003, the skeletal remains of a human that measured 6 inches in length were found in a Chilean ghost town. A definite explanation for its size, mutations, and origin has yet to be found.
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    No one knows Albert Einstein's last words. Just before he passed, he spoke several words in German, but his nurse only knew English.
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    Jim Carrey Was Offered the 8th Doctor's Role in Dr. Who, but Turned It Down
    Jim Carrey was offered the role of the 8th doctor in Doctor Who, but he declined.
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    In 1943, a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers' coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised "Irish Coffee," creating the now-famous cocktail.
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    Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
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    The town of Villa Las Estrellas in Antarctica is the most remote town on Earth, and there's only three computers with internet access!
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