Over 1,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.
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Critic Michael Crowley gave such a poor review of one of author Michael Crichton's books that, in his next book, Crichton made a character 'Mick Crowley' who was a child molester with a small penis.
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Brazil has their own version of Miss America. Miss Bumbum Brazil pageant is an annual competition for the best butt in the country.
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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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The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century.
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Club Direct, a travel insurance company in Britain, provides insurance plans for protection from falling coconuts.
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A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans.
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Fortune cookies were actually invented in America, in 1918, by Charles Jung!
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