Britney Spears’ music is used by the British Navy to scare off Somali pirates.
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The U.S. Government spent $277,000 on pickle research in 1993.
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The inventor of the Waffle Iron did not like waffles.
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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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Gary Kremen, founder of match.com, lost his girlfriend to a man she met on match.com.
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In 2012, a squirrel in Fareham, UK got its head trapped in a decorative Halloween skull and scared the crap out of the neighbours.
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There’s a company that provides private flights for individuals who want to join the “mile high club”. For $425.00 you get a 1 hour flight, chocolates, champagne, and a curtain.
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