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 1987, a Chicago TV station had its broadcast interrupted by a pirate signal that shows a man in a Max Headroom mask mumbling and being spanked with a fly swatter. Despite investigations by the FCC and FBI, this became the only known incident in which a hacker interrupted a major TV broadcast without getting caught.
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In the Philippines there's a boy named "Lord Voldemort".
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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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Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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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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