While filming a guest appearance on Star Trek TNG, Stephen Hawking was taken on a tour of the USS Enterprise set. When he saw the Warp Core, he paused, and said “I’m working on that.”
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Keanu Reeves gave $75 million of his matrix sequels paycheck to the film’s SFX team and bought the entire stunt crew Harley Davidson motorcycles.
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Cuban rescue workers use sniffer rabbits to find people in collapsed buildings.
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There's a café in France which charges €7 for a coffee to rude customers and €1.40 to people who talk politely to staff.
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In Japan, watermelons are grown into the shape of a square so they are easier to stack and transport.
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The US national public health institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has an actual plan in case of zombie invasion.
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