In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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In 1984, a Canadian farmer began renting ad space on his cows.
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In 2007, a Bosnian couple found out that they had been cheating on one another in online chatrooms... with each other.
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There is a county in California called Yolo.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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