The U.S. Government spent $277,000 on pickle research in 1993.
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The US national public health institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has an actual plan in case of zombie invasion.
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Each year, there are more than 40,000 toilet related injuries in the United States.
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Jeremy Clarkson once published his bank account number and sort code to prove that the information couldn't be used to steal money. Someone used it to set up a monthly direct debit from his bank account to a charity.
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A group of officers is called a mess.
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In 2012, a Chinese gamer's father was so concerned about his son's habit, he hired virtual hitmen to kill off his avatar.
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On April Fool's Day in 1977, the UK newspaper The Guardian ran a 7 page feature on the discovery of the fictitious island nation of "San Seriffe."
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