As part of an advertising campaign, Molson, a Canadian beer company, strategically placed 'beer fridges' around Europe that only Canadian passports could unlock.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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In 1916, a US amendment was proposed to put all acts of war to a national vote. If you voted yes you would have to register as a volunteer for service in the United States Army.
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Scientist Niels Bohr was “given a house next door to the Carlsberg brewing company, and had a pipeline running from the brewery into the house so that he could have a never-ending supply of fresh beer on tap”.
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There's a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
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