Random Weird Facts

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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    Redheads require up to 20% more anesthesia to be knocked out.
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    If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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    Giant Anteater
    Giant Anteater
    Giant Anteaters' front legs look like a panda.
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    Raccoon Dog
    Raccoon Dog
    The raccoon dog is a wild animal in East Asia which looks like a raccoon but is actually a dog.
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    Angora Rabbit
    Angora Rabbit
    The Angora rabbit is the world's fluffiest bunny, bred for its extremely long wool.
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    Japanese Closet Squatter
    Japanese Closet Squatter
    In 2008, a Japanese man noticed his food going missing, so he set up a webcam and found that a woman had been living in his closet for a year.
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    Because of South Park’s Scientology episode, the Church of Scientology hired people to spy on Matt and Trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. The Church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that they’re pretty normal people.
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