According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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Critic Michael Crowley gave such a poor review of one of author Michael Crichton's books that, in his next book, Crichton made a character 'Mick Crowley' who was a child molester with a small penis.
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95% of people feel uncomfortable when the TV volume is an odd number.
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According to a Japanese poll in the year 2000, the Japanese believe that their best invention of the twentieth century was instant noodles.
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