Random Weird Facts

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    A British teenager changed his name in 2008 to Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined.
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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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    Table Knives Origin
    Table Knives Origin
    Table knives were originally made to be rounded instead of pointed to prevent people from picking their teeth... and stabbing each other.
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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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    A Korean man called Lee Jin-gyu fell in love with his large, huggable pillow and married it.
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    Trendy Crooked Teeth
    Trendy Crooked Teeth
    In Japan, ‘yaeba’ (or crooked teeth) in girls is considered cute and attractive. Girls actually undergo procedures to un-straighten their teeth.
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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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    Dolly Dimples, a 555 lbs. woman, lost 443 lbs in one year by eating nothing but baby food.
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