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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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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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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Kampang School in northeastern Thailand is the first school to open a toilet for transvestite pupils.
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McDonald's did away with its spoon-shaped coffee stirrers because people were using them as cocaine spoons.
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Smelling bananas and/or green apples (smelling, not eating) can help you lose weight!
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There is a town in Pennsylvania named Intercourse.
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