Random Strange Facts

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    Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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    Obsessive nose picking is called Rhinotillexomania.
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    Concerned Aliens
    Concerned Aliens
    A former Canadian Defense Minister believes that there are at least 4 species of aliens that have been visiting earth for thousands of years - and they are concerned about our use of atomic weapons.
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    During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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    Trendy Crooked Teeth
    Trendy Crooked Teeth
    In Japan, ‘yaeba’ (or crooked teeth) in girls is considered cute and attractive. Girls actually undergo procedures to un-straighten their teeth.
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    In 1907, Kellogg’s launched a campaign called "Wink Day" to promote Cornflakes. Women were encouraged to “wink at your grocer and see what you get” (and what they got was a free box of cereal!)
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    Larry Walters
    Larry Walters
    Larry Walters tied 45 balloons to his lawn chair and rose to 15,000 feet.
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    Lobsters have blue blood.
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