The most lucrative bank heist in history was orchestrated by a group of elderly nuns.

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Johnny Carson never owned a television.

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In 1983, two Danish climbers trapped on Mt. Everest kept warm by killing their sherpa and setting fire to his corpse.

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The world's first billboard was used to advertise moustache wax.

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New Zealand is home to more than 100 varieties of pubic lice.

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Cuban President Fidel Castro once sang a duet with Aaron Neville.

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The largest vein of gold ever discovered is in Antarctica, but international law prohibits mining on the continent.

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Roman soldiers were the first to use body bags.

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The skeleton of Mrs. O'Leary's infamous firestarting cow is stored in a vault in the basement of the Sears Tower.

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Many Native Americans are highly allergic to marshmallows.

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Blueberry jam removes tarnish from silver.

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President Ronald Reagan once joked that he made the decision to invade Grenada with the help of a Magic 8-ball.

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Weeks after he was born, doctors removed a small, partially developed womb from Sigmund Freud's abdomen.

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The uncut stone that became the Hope Diamond was smuggled from India to France inside a horse's rectum.

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Regulation bowling balls may legally have a minimum of one and a maximum of four finger holes.

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Chickens will not walk on ice.

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Susan B. Anthony became a devout follower of the Santeria religious movement, and was posthumously given the title "high priestess."

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Corduroy was rationed in the U.S. during World War II.

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The Sumerians invented root beer.

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Fleas mate for life.

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Coal miners have an increased probability of fathering twins.

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The first pornographic film was created by Thomas Edison's assistant.

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The inventor of the unicycle never learned to ride one.

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Sir Isaac Newton refused to eat with a spoon.

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President James Garfield was an accomplished arm wrestler.

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Harriet Tubman was a lesbian.

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The Aztecs invented rhinoplasty.

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Aboriginees played primitive reed instruments shaped like trombones.

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Galileo drank a glass of warm blood every night before he went to bed.

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The Praying mantis is the only insect that can stand on one leg.

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The first newspaper was printed on silk.

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