The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century.
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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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Scientist Niels Bohr was “given a house next door to the Carlsberg brewing company, and had a pipeline running from the brewery into the house so that he could have a never-ending supply of fresh beer on tap”.
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The longest Monopoly game in a bathtub lasted 99 hours!
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To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.
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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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The Russian Army's favorite marching song is the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song.
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