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Depression-era bank robber "Pretty Boy" Charles Floyd reportedly destroyed mortgage documents during at least one or two heists. While the legend claims he freed hundreds from debt, FBI historians note this was likely occasional rather than routine—but the rumors helped cement his Robin Hood reputation among struggling Oklahoma farmers.

More than ten people a year are killed by vending machines.

Ants began farming about 50 million years before humans thought to raise their own crops.

In 2008, Russian man Dmitry Agarkov received a credit card offer from Tinkoff Credit Systems. He didn't like the terms, so he scanned the contract, rewrote it to include 0% interest, no fees, no credit limit, and penalties of up to 6 million rubles if the bank violated the terms, then signed and returned it. The bank approved the modified contract without reading it. When the bank later sued him for unpaid fees, a judge ruled the altered contract was valid and Agarkov only owed the principal. The two parties eventually settled out of court.

Women have a better sense of smell than men.

The human brain has an estimated storage capacity of 2.5 petabytes—enough to hold 3 million hours of television.

Ice Cream was first made in China!

Some turtles can breathe through their butts.

There is a poisonous plant that leaves the victim with a smile on their face at the time of death.

You're more likely to die in a car accident driving to buy a lottery ticket than you are to win the Powerball jackpot.

A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.

The Flemish Giant is one of the largest rabbit breeds in the world, with some individuals weighing over 20 pounds and measuring more than 2.5 feet long.

Some Chinese paramilitary police learn their 'perfect posture' with pins in their collar.

Bill Gates' house was designed using a Macintosh computer.

Norway has a king penguin as Colonel-in-Chief of their royal guard.

In 2012, Walmart ran a Facebook contest to send Pitbull to the store with the most votes. The internet hijacked it and voted for a tiny Walmart in Kodiak, Alaska — a remote island only reachable by plane or boat. Everyone expected him to back out. He didn’t. He flew to Alaska, performed for the whole town, took photos with fans, and called it "the greatest thing ever."

In 2003, a Boeing 727-223 was stolen from an airport in Angola. Despite a worldwide search, it still has not been found.

In 1977, a 13-year-old boy had a tooth growing out of his left foot.

President George W. Bush was a cheerleader during high school and university.

Smelling bananas and green apples may help reduce appetite and food cravings, according to research on how scents affect hunger signals.

In 2008, a 13-year-old boy in Florida was arrested for excessive farting in school.

Although they won't admit it, women fart as much as men.

The most children born to one mother is reportedly 69, attributed to Valentina Vassilyeva, an 18th-century Russian peasant. Over approximately 40 years (1725-1765), she gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets across 27 pregnancies.

The average person spends about 1 to 1.5 years of their life sitting on a toilet.