There's an isolated tribe in Zimbabwe where the people have only two toes, dubbed the 'ostrich people'.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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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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The 'Bicycle Tree', found near Brig o' Turk in Scotland, has consumed an entire bike that now hangs out of its bark.
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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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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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False teeth are often minutely radioactive.
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