The U.S. has more bagpipe bands than Scotland does.
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Author Ian McEwan helped his son write his A-level English exam about one of his own novels, Enduring Love. The teacher disagreed with his interpretation.
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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson considered becoming a male stripper to make money during graduate school. When he visited the club, the dancers came out with lighter fluid soaked jockstraps and set them ablaze while dancing to “Great Balls of Fire.” He chose math tutoring instead.
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The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century.
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In 2006, an Australian man tried to sell New Zealand on eBay. The starting price was $0.01 AUD and managed to reach $3000 before eBay closed the auction.
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Take your height and divide by eight. That's how tall your head is!
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Men who kiss their wives in the morning live five years longer than those who don't.
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