Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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In Japan, it is tradition for husbands to get a monthly allowance from their wives.
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The fastest red card in football/soccer history was 2 seconds when Lee Todd was sent off for foul language after he exclaimed "f**k me, that was loud" after the starting whistle.
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Most of the dust underneath your bed is actually your own dead skin.
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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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In 2010, police in Belfast, Northern Ireland, used ice cream van music to calm angry teen rioters - and it worked!
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