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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Twenty nine percent of women spend more time shopping for shoes than they do looking for a life long mate.
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The U.S. Government spent $277,000 on pickle research in 1993.
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Over 1,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.
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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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