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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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    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 2014, a college in upstate New York started offering classes on the sociology of Miley Cyrus.
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    In Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India"). In India, it's called "Peru." In Arabic, the bird is called "Greek chicken"; in Greek it's called "French chicken"; and in French it's called "Indian chicken." The bird is indigenous to none of these places.
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    Fidgeting can burn about 350 calories a day.
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    Tooth growing out of foot
    Tooth growing out of foot
    In 1977, a 13-year-old boy had a tooth growing out of his left foot.
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    There is a tiger named Kenny who is the only known tiger to have downs syndrome.
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    Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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