There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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There is a family with a genetic condition that makes their skin blue, who have been isolated in rural Kentucky for generations.
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Consumption of TNT turns urine amber or deep red, which people often mistake for blood.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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The widow of the inventor of the Winchester rifle built a house with mazes and dead-end staircases to confuse the ghosts of the people who were killed by her husband's rifles.
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A 4-foot walrus penis bone sold at auction in 2007 for $8,000.
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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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Anyone under the age of 21 who takes out household trash containing even a single empty alcohol beverage container can be charged with illegal possession of alcohol in Missouri.
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