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    The Pirate Bay tried buying their own island in hopes of making their own country with no copyright laws.
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    Lobsters have blue blood.
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    The hole in the soda can tab is actually used to hold a straw in place and stop it from rising.
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    Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    In 2012, as phone booths become increasingly obsolete because of mobile phones, a Japanese artist has turned several booths in Osaka into aquariums.
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    Couples' personalities converge over time to make partners more and more similar.
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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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