Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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In Poland, the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has just been granted permission to register as a religion.
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In 2005, the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, insulted Finnish cuisine and joked that Finns ate “marinated reindeer”. In 2008, Finland won an international pizza contest, beating Italy. The name of the winning pizza was “Pizza Berlusconi” and it was made of smoked reindeer.
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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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If you put two straws in your mouth, one inside a drink and one outside it, you won't be able to drink through either straw.
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As a child, Jim Carrey wore tap shoes to bed just in case his parents needed cheering up in the middle of the night.
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