In 1907, Kellogg’s launched a campaign called "Wink Day" to promote Cornflakes. Women were encouraged to “wink at your grocer and see what you get” (and what they got was a free box of cereal!)
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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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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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Consumption of TNT turns urine amber or deep red, which people often mistake for blood.
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In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. (The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.)
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Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart had no idea how to play chess when they appeared in X-Men 2.
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