If a native Hawaiian woman places the flower on her right ear, she is available. (The bigger the flower, the more desperate!)
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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There is a Swedish religion called Kopimism whose sole tenet is that all knowledge should be available to everyone - and thus, using CTRL+C and CTRL+V are sacred acts.
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A 4-foot walrus penis bone sold at auction in 2007 for $8,000.
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In Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India"). In India, it's called "Peru." In Arabic, the bird is called "Greek chicken"; in Greek it's called "French chicken"; and in French it's called "Indian chicken." The bird is indigenous to none of these places.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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