19 Fascinating Facts You Likely Didn't Know
Mizuka Ishiwatari
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07/20/2015
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Deuterium, one of the ingredients of nuclear fusion, is readily found in seawater, and "viewed as a potential fuel for a fusion reactor, a gallon of seawater could produce as much energy as 300 gallons of gasoline." -
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King Leonidas of Sparta was 60 years old at the Battle of Thermopylae. -
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Humans' and Dogs' brains have evolved to understand each others' vocalizations to some degree, including dogs understanding human laughter. -
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Axl Rose has a greater vocal range than Mariah Carey and sang lower notes than Barry White. -
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In the Vietnamese version of Cinderella (Tam Cam), at the end, Cinderella dismembered her step sister, put the body into a jar of food and sent it to her step mother to eat, which she enjoyed until she found the skull at the bottom of the jar and died of shock. -
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The Hudson Bay region of Canada has been found to have less gravity than the rest of the Earth. -
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Ancient Greek doctors believed that a woman’s womb was a separate creature with a mind of its own. When a woman was celibate for an extended time, her uterus could dislodge and glide freely about her body causing suffocation, seizures and hysteria. -
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Justin Bieber, a guy in his 30s, was banned from Facebook for sharing the same name with the famous celebrity. -
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Employees who work at Jack Daniels get a free bottle of Jack Daniels with their paychecks on the first Friday of every month. -
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After Mick Jagger rang up bandmate Charlie Watts during the night and asked "Where's my drummer?" Watts got out of bed, shaved, dressed in a suit, put on a tie and freshly shined shoes, then went to Jagger's room and punched him in the face. -
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Clint Eastwood wrote the soundtrack to several of his own movies, including Mystic River and Million Dollar Baby. -
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3 quarters of men in Japan give all their money to their wives and receive an allowance. -
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Carrying the average pocket knife that you can buy from most stores can get you thrown in prison in New York City. -
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One of the most profitable movies in history ($600 Million) is a porno called 'Deep Throat.' -
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In England it was once legal to sell your wife. -
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In 2007 a Scottish man was walked in on having sex with his bike in a private hostel room. He was placed on probation and forced to register as a sex offender for three years. -
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After defeating the Persians, Alexander The Great started dressing like them and took two Persian wives. -
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In 2001, the DEA attempted to ban glow sticks from parties by labeling them as "drug paraphernalia." -
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There is a film called "Hari Puttar" made in India, which despite the name, is actually a remake of Home Alone, not Harry Potter. -
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In 2001, the DEA attempted to ban glow sticks from parties by labeling them as "drug paraphernalia." -
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Marlon Wayans was originally cast as Robin in Batman Returns & Batman Forever and even paid for the role despite not actually appearing in either film. -
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