Random Strange Facts

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    Male Orangutans Can Be Attracted to Women with Red Hair.
    Male orangutans can be attracted to women with red hair. One male, Hsing Hisng, has even ripped pictures of Nicole Kidman out of magazines and placed them in his enclosure.
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    The 'Bicycle Tree', found near Brig o' Turk in Scotland, has consumed an entire bike that now hangs out of its bark.
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    If you pronounce the names of products wrong in an Apple Store, employees are not allowed to correct you.
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    If you put two straws in your mouth, one inside a drink and one outside it, you won't be able to drink through either straw.
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    Science of Batman
    Science of Batman
    The University of Victoria offers a course in the science of Batman.
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    In 1987, a Chicago TV station had its broadcast interrupted by a pirate signal that shows a man in a Max Headroom mask mumbling and being spanked with a fly swatter. Despite investigations by the FCC and FBI, this became the only known incident in which a hacker interrupted a major TV broadcast without getting caught.
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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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    The first man to survive going over Niagara Falls later died from slipping on an orange peel.
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