It is absolutely impossible to know everything in the world, but many inquisitive comrades strive every day to expand their horizons. In this post, you will learn facts that may surprise you.
Listerine was invented as a surgical antiseptic, then as a floor cleaner, used to treat gonorrhea, and finally as a mouthwash.
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Amsterdam has a garbage collection program where the authorities hire alcoholics to clean the streets and pay them in beer.
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A regular onion contains 40 calories, but a dish of onion rings with a special sauce is already 1954 calories.
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China tried to replicate Paris, and now it’s a ghost town
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Bill Haast was a man who injected himself with small doses of snake venom throughout his life. He lived to be 100 years old and survived 172 snakebites.
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Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of television, didn’t let his children watch TV because he was afraid they would become stupid.
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All millionaire mansions in London have underground shelters in case of any climate disaster or war.
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The first woman millionaire in America was Sarah Breedlove. She made her fortune selling hair products to women of color.
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There is a transit lottery in Stockholm where a law-abiding driver can win the fines paid by violators
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Students who record lectures by hand retain more information than those who record on a laptop.
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Tutankhamen was the only Egyptian king to have been mummified with an erect penis
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The Egyptians had a method for determining pregnancy: a woman urinated on a seed, if it germinated, then the pregnancy was confirmed
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The last car to have a cassette player was a Lexus SC430 in 2010
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Over 1 million euros are thrown into the Trevi Fountain in Rome every year. Money used to fund homeless shelters
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Usain Bolt demands that the commercials he makes be recorded in Jamaica so that his country will also profit
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Most toilets in Hong Kong use seawater to conserve drinking water
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