To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.
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Evanston Township High School in Illinois played Justin Bieber's 'Baby' as a fundraiser between classes. Students had to pay to stop it. $1,000 was collected in 3 days.
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In 1895 Hampshire police handed out the first ever speeding ticket, fining a man for doing 6mph!
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The U.S. has more bagpipe bands than Scotland does.
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The Russian Army's favorite marching song is the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song.
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When a massive power outage struck southern California in the 1990s, Los Angeles residents reportedly called 911 to express alarm about strange clouds hovering overhead; they were seeing the Milky Way for the first time.
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Club Direct, a travel insurance company in Britain, provides insurance plans for protection from falling coconuts.
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