Laurel and Hardy were almost killed by a falling stage light on the set of their first film.

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Alligator skin is not affected by microwave radiation.

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Tortillas were invented by the Polynesians.

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Cream cheese can be used to treat migraines.

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Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin wore a New York Yankees jersey under his flight suit during the first orbit of the Earth.

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Abraham Lincoln was arrested for defecating in public at the age of 17. The charge was later dismissed and his record sealed.

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Field mice always sleep facing the northwest.

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Tutankhamen was a stutterer. His father wore a false eye made from gold and mother-of-pearl.

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Secretariat was the first racehorse to receive a complete blood transfusion.

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The terra cotta army unearthed in Xian, China, contains a sculpture of a male soldier with large, round breasts.

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Abner Doubleday was once quoted as saying "Baseball is a sport best left to charlatans and thieves."

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The loser of a traditional medieval jousting match was expected to offer sexual favors to the winner.

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Jim Henson developed an allergy to fleece.

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The preserved ears of Pope Julius II are on display in a Vatican library.

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The Amarekaire cannibals of Peru have 17 distinct recipes for cooking a human head.

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Ernest Hemingway wrote the first chapter of Old Man and the Sea while on the toilet.

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The game of checkers is banned in North Korea.

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The 'Maryland Chestnut Incident' of 1861 left nine people dead, one person paralyzed from the waist down and dozens of Christmas carolers behind bars.

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Sandpaper was invented by the Hopi Indians.

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The Cat in the Hat's first name is Abraham.

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Buzz Aldrin left a Playboy magazine on the surface of the moon.

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Michaelangelo carved his self portait into the locks of hair on the statue of David.

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The atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki wiped out a rare species of pigeon found nowhere else in the world.

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Plato had five wives and a lifelong male companion.

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Chihuahuas, when placed under extreme stress, have been known to eat their young.

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The world's largest health spa is located in Vatican City.

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The earliest known beverage coaster was discovered in the ruins of Pompeii.

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Contrary to popular belief, biblical scholars say Noah's ark was likely equipped with a set of sails.

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Mahatma Gandhi advocated the recreational use of opium.

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The original prototype for the Star Trek "Enterprise" spaceship was stolen from creator Gene Roddenberry's unlocked van.

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The five-dollar bill is slightly heavier than every other denomination of paper U.S. currency.

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