Astronomer Percival Lowell believed that he was the first person to observe canals on Venus, but because of a faulty adjustment of the eyepiece on his telescope, he was in fact looking at the blood vessels in his own eye.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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Most of the dust underneath your bed is actually your own dead skin.
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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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Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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There is a town in Pennsylvania named Intercourse.
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