A man named Heraclitus had an illness that made his body swell up with water. To try to sweat it off, he buried himself in a steaming pile of animal poo, but then overheated and died of dehydration.
18
There is a tiger named Kenny who is the only known tiger to have downs syndrome.
10
It 'snows' metal on Venus.
13
The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
4
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.
5
In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
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Some Chinese-made hair bands were fashioned from recycled condoms.
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