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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In the UK, there's a guy named 'Major Dickie Head'.
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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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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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There is a family with a genetic condition that makes their skin blue, who have been isolated in rural Kentucky for generations.
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The longest Monopoly game in a bathtub lasted 99 hours!
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You can't tickle yourself.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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