Random Strange Facts

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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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    Redheads require up to 20% more anesthesia to be knocked out.
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    Cherophobia is a fear of fun.
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    Japanese Closet Squatter
    Japanese Closet Squatter
    In 2008, a Japanese man noticed his food going missing, so he set up a webcam and found that a woman had been living in his closet for a year.
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    In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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    The longest Monopoly game in a bathtub lasted 99 hours!
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    When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.
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    It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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