Random Strange Facts

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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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    The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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    In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. (The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.)
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    Hemlock Water Dropwort
    Hemlock Water Dropwort
    There is a poisonous plant that leaves the victim with a smile on their face at the time of death.
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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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    Lobster Communication
    Lobster Communication
    Lobsters communicate by peeing at each other.
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    Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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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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