In Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India"). In India, it's called "Peru." In Arabic, the bird is called "Greek chicken"; in Greek it's called "French chicken"; and in French it's called "Indian chicken." The bird is indigenous to none of these places.
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People are more likely to tilt their heads to the right when kissing instead of the left (65 percent of people go to the right!)
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A bag of marijuana was the first thing ever bought and sold over the internet.
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Rio de Janeiro was once capital of Portugal, making it the only European capital outside of Europe.
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Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart had no idea how to play chess when they appeared in X-Men 2.
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Contrary to popular belief, plastic cutting boards are more likely to harbor bacteria than wood ones. New plastic boards are easier to clean, but ones with cuts are nearly impossible to completely disinfect, whereas wood ones absorb and kill bacteria, regardless of age or use.
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If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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