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Teresa of Ávila died in the night of the 4th to the 15th of October, 1582.
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Le Train de Nulle Part (The Train from Nowhere) is a French novel written without a single verb by Michel Dansel in 2004.
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The full name of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is : Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Phiman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit.
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The famous distress signal SOS (· · · — — — · · · in morse code) does not mean anything! For sure, it has no link with Save our souls which is a backronym.
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Whether a circle is composed of 10, 100 or 1000 people, everyone has to step back 11 ft (28 cm) in order to fit one new person in the circle.
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The famous anecdote that explains the absence of a Nobel prize in mathematics by the fact that Alfred Nobel’s wife cheated on him with some mathematician is false!
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A swift can fly 2 or even 3 years without landing, which makes it the world champion of nonstop flight…
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The famous red telephone booth has been inspired by the dome of a tomb.
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An adult octopus can easily swim through a hole the size of the space between its eyes.
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The first French satellite was called Asterix. It was launched on 11/26/65.
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Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is the fear of the number 666.
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