Tablecloths were originally meant to be served as towels with which dinner guests could wipe their hands and faces after eating!
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In Albania, nodding your head means 'no' and shaking your head means 'yes'.
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The Saguaro Cactus, found in South-western United States does NOT grow branches until it is 75 years old.
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False teeth are often minutely radioactive.
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The 'Bicycle Tree', found near Brig o' Turk in Scotland, has consumed an entire bike that now hangs out of its bark.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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Mathematical proof that 1+1=2 takes 162 pages to explain in the three volume work “Principia Mathematica”.
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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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