The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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An artist in Iowa named Patrick Acton built a complete model of Hogwarts out of matchsticks.
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There is a fruit called The Miracle Berry that, when eaten, causes sour foods to taste sweet, and has been used to treat diabetes, among other things.
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Water, electricity, and gas has been free in Turkmenistan since 1991.
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There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a 50,000 word book titled 'Gadsby' which did not use the letter "e".
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There is a fake village with fake shops and restaurants that is actually a care home for elderly dementia sufferers in the Netherlands.
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