There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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A Swiss man replaced his car's broken heater with a fully functional wood burning stove.
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In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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There's a love mattress that is specifically designed for couples who sleep on each other's arms.
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A full-time cashier at Costco makes about $49,000 annually. The average wage at Costco is nearly 20 dollars an hour and 89% of Costco employees are eligible for benefits.
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Seattle is planning to build a new city park filled with hundreds of edible plants - such as fruit trees, vegetables plants, herbs, etc… Free to “anyone and everyone.” If successful, it will be the first “food forest” of the nation.
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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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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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