Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart had no idea how to play chess when they appeared in X-Men 2.
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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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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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A Korean man called Lee Jin-gyu fell in love with his large, huggable pillow and married it.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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Some Chinese-made hair bands were fashioned from recycled condoms.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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