Random Strange Facts

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    In November 2013, a woman in Florida named Linda Ducharme married a ferris wheel.
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    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell, a British officer captured during World War I, was granted leave to visit his dying mother on one condition - that he return to captivity. He kept his word and returned, only to try escaping as soon as he returned.
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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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    Eminem was offered the lead role in the 2013 sci-fi movie, Elysium. He was interested but he turned it down due to one major condition not being met; Elysium would have to be shot in his hometown, Detroit.
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    Concerned Aliens
    Concerned Aliens
    A former Canadian Defense Minister believes that there are at least 4 species of aliens that have been visiting earth for thousands of years - and they are concerned about our use of atomic weapons.
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    There's an isolated tribe in Zimbabwe where the people have only two toes, dubbed the 'ostrich people'.
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    Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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