In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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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 November 2013, a woman in Florida named Linda Ducharme married a ferris wheel.
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If you put two straws in your mouth, one inside a drink and one outside it, you won't be able to drink through either straw.
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In Japan, more adult diapers are sold than baby diapers.
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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A man named Heraclitus had an illness that made his body swell up with water. To try to sweat it off, he buried himself in a steaming pile of animal poo, but then overheated and died of dehydration.
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