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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In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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In 1987, a Chicago TV station had its broadcast interrupted by a pirate signal that shows a man in a Max Headroom mask mumbling and being spanked with a fly swatter. Despite investigations by the FCC and FBI, this became the only known incident in which a hacker interrupted a major TV broadcast without getting caught.
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Consumption of TNT turns urine amber or deep red, which people often mistake for blood.
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There's a rare breed of pig that looks like a sheep.
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There is a city called "Batman" in Turkey.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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