In Japan, slurping loudly while eating noodles shows that the food is delicious. It's actually considered rude not to slurp!
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In 1895 Hampshire police handed out the first ever speeding ticket, fining a man for doing 6mph!
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On April Fool's Day in 1977, the UK newspaper The Guardian ran a 7 page feature on the discovery of the fictitious island nation of "San Seriffe."
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One in three male motorists picks their nose while driving.
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The U.S. has more bagpipe bands than Scotland does.
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There's a flower called "Hooker's Lips" that literally looks like a set of hooker's lips.
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Omar bin Laden (Osama's son) was denied citizenship in Britain in 2007 because "Omar failed to provide his father's permanent address".
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In response to the moral panic surrounding violent video games, Penn & Teller released “Desert Bus,” for the Sega Cd. In the game you drive a bus from Tuscon to Las Vegas in a straight line for 8 hours.
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