The inventor of the Waffle Iron did not like waffles.
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The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century.
930
The Prince Charle Cinema in London has volunteer "ninjas" that hush obnoxious moviegoers.
22
Men who kiss their wives in the morning live five years longer than those who don't.
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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.
17
To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.
627
Fortune cookies were actually invented in America, in 1918, by Charles Jung!
411
More than ten people a year are killed by vending machines.
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