The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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The largest hotel suite in the world is located 22 stories under the surface in the Grand Canyon Caverns. One night for two people in this 65 million year old cave is $700.
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Crows living in some urban areas drop nuts into traffic to let the passing cars crush them, then they wait for the red lights to stop the traffic so they can grab and eat it.
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The Beatles wrote into their contracts for American concerts that they would not play in front of segregated audiences.
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In Montreal, there's a bus stop with swings that play musical notes when you swing on them.
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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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Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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