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-65
Contortionism

It is impossible to put a finger in the nose, one in the anus and one in each ear simultaneously.


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-37
Origins of Africa?!

The sample “It Began in Afrika” from the title track of the Chemical Brothers released in 2001 has been used by IAM (a french hip hop band) in 1991 for the title “Red, Black and Green”.


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-36
Beetlejuice

Cockroaches are coprophage.


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-31
Godfather of soul

James Brown has served 3 years in prison (from 1988 to 1991). He was convicted of carrying an unlicensed pistol and on drug consuming charges.


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-24
Visa

Homer Simpson’s credit card number is 5784 3653 4341 0709.


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-21
Virgin?

5 to 7 kg of olives are required to produce one liter of oil.


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-20
Cyber love

1/7 of Internet users already have found a lover on the web. (Who’s next ?)


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-19
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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-14
Peace and World

Mir (Мир) means “peace” and “world” in russian.


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-12
Mine is longer…

The longest beard ever was 3 meters 30 centimeters long (10ft 11”) and was grown by a Frenchman called Louis Coulon.


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-11
Unbelievable!

Michael Jackson, at some point, used to be black.


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-9
Tedededede…

Chiropters (commonly known as bats), are the only mammals capable of flying.


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-9
Kung Free?

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


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-8
In Ze Nayville

The two founding producers of the “Village People” are French.


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-8
English proverb

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.


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-7
Chinese are everywhere

Apricots originally came from the northeast of China.


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-6
Vitamins

In a fruit, the highest proportion of vitamins is contained in the peel.


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-5
Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower should have been dismantled after the Universal Exposition of 1889 for which it had been built; the Eiffel Tower has especially been saved by telegraphy.


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-4
Blue Suede Bike

Elvis Presley’s first guitar cost 12.95 $.


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-3
Tilt!

The world most sold pinball is “The Addams Family”, released in 1992.


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-2
There’s a life before Apple

Before starting Apple in their garage, Steve Wozniak (and, to some extent, Steve Jobs himself) used to be quite well known in the Phreak/Blue Box community. Wozniak’ nickname was… “The Woz”!


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40-love, not war

For tennis, the English pronunciation for 0 is “love”.


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Tapestry Shmatestry

The Bayeux Tapestry is not a tapestry (and was not made in Bayeux).


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