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James Bond really existed !

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Degree in jerk off ?


According to a 1990 US Study, the more educated a person is (ie. the higher the degree the person obtained), the more he / she masturbates.


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Invaders must die


The success of the arcade game Space Invaders caused a shortage of 100-yen coins in Japan, which forced the government to increase their production subsequently.


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Eureka


Frank Epperson invented the popsicle in 1905, at the age of 11.


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Disaster avoided


Orson Welles asked Walt Disney to make an adaptation of “The Little Prince” with him. Walt Disney refused.


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Highest peak


The highest point of Maldives is lower than a basket on a basketball court.


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Rabbits are not rodents!


Actually they are lagomorphs, another order of mammals.


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Lego


In 2009, there was an average number of 62 Lego bricks per human being on the planet.


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Bonellia and Clyde


The male Bonellia viridis, or Green Spoonworm, is so small that he lives inside the female!


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English proverb


An apple a day keeps the doctor away.


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Kung Free?


In Chinese, Kung Fu means “Freedom” (literally “achievement of the human effort”).


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Auto racing


In 2006, the Audi R10 TDI achieved victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This was the first time ever that a car powered with a diesel engine won that race.


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Friends of apes


In Spain, apes have been granted rights similar to humans since June 2008.


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Hiroo the Hero


Hiroo Onoda was one of the last japanese soldiers to surrender after the defeat of Japan in World War II. He was ordered to lay down his arms on the island of Lubang in 1974 (29 years after the end of WWII).


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“The yes needs the no to win against the no”


Nicolas Sarkozy never graduated from Sciences-Po (French School of Political Science) due to an insufficient command of the English language.


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Downjob


Bats engage in fellatio during pairing.


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Purring therapy


Purring releases endorphins that help cats to ease the pain and reassure themselves.


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Kiss of deaf


A strong kiss can cause an imbalance in the air pressure between the two inner ears and lead to a broken ear drum!


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Mustache and gendarmes


In France, wearing a mustache is finally not mandatory for gendarmes since 1933.


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A folding story


You can’t fold a paper in half more than 7 times.


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Cacophony


Papua New Guinea has more than 820 languages. It is actually more than any other country.


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