In Korea, there's a man named Lee Jin-gyu who fell in love and married his life-sized Japanese body pillow (called a "dakimakura").
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There is an island near Italy that was the site of wars, a dumping ground for plague victims, and an insane asylum. It's considered so dangerously haunted that the Italian government does not allow public access.
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The U.S. military's dried food rations can be re-hydrated with urine!
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A violin contains about 70 separate pieces of wood!
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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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Oak trees do not have acorns until they are fifty years old or older.
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