Eminem was offered the lead role in the 2013 sci-fi movie, Elysium. He was interested but he turned it down due to one major condition not being met; Elysium would have to be shot in his hometown, Detroit.
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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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Cherophobia is a fear of fun.
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There's an isolated tribe in Zimbabwe where the people have only two toes, dubbed the 'ostrich people'.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
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