In the UK, there's a guy named 'Major Dickie Head'.
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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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In the 1800's, rum was considered excellent for cleaning hair and keeping it healthy. Brandy was believed to strengthen hair roots.
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People with light eye colors (like blue, green or grey) have a higher alcohol tolerance.
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False teeth are often minutely radioactive.
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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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