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Pineapples were very expensive in the 1700s, so American colonists would rent a #pineapple and carry it around a party to show their wealth.
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There is enough concrete in the Hoover Dam to build a road across the U.S. from coast to coast... #water #Engineering
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#WeirdFact : President John Quincy Adams, who served as the 6th President of the United States from 1825 to 1829, had a pet alligator. Marquis de Lafayette, a French general and political figure, gifted the alligator to Adams during his presidency. The alligator lived in a
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#WeirdFact : Pigs are incredibly intelligent animals and have shown the ability to play video games! In a study conducted by researchers at Purdue University, pigs were trained to control a cursor on a computer screen using a joystick with their snouts. The pigs quickly learned
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#WeirdFact : Apples have been used as a substitute target for testing bulletproof vests! In some cases, when testing the effectiveness of bulletproof vests, researchers have used apples as a stand-in for human flesh. The density and consistency of apples can simulate the
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A social media platform’s policies are good if the most extreme 10% on left and right are equally unhappy
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Roald Dahl, author of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," was a taster for the @CadburyUK chocolate company when he was a boy... #books
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In #Missouri during the 1860s, a "snowflake" was a person who was opposed to the abolition of slavery (not an alternative fact).. #snowflake
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Viagra can keep cut flowers standing up straight for up to a week longer than normal... #LifeHacks #DidYouKnow
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In Hong Kong about 80% of residents flush their toilets with sea water... #Savewater #environment
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From Dr. No to Quantum of Solace, #JamesBond has killed 352 people and slept with 52 women... #movies #bond @007
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