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02-15-24, 03:52 PM | #3271 |
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The largest amount of money stolen from a bank by robbers occurred in August 2005 in Brazil. A gang of up to 10 people dug a 256-foot long tunnel in Fortaleza to steal nearly the equivalent of $70 million.
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02-16-24, 01:44 PM | #3272 |
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The inventor of the Frisbee became one after he died.
After Walter Morrison died and was cremated in 2010, his family turned him into the very toy he invented in 1955. It was known as the Pluto Platter before Wham-O renamed it the Frisbee.
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02-17-24, 06:44 AM | #3273 |
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The Empire State Building generates more revenue from the observation deck than from its renting income.
The cheapest ticket is about $45.00 and the most expensive ticket is $500
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02-17-24, 08:04 AM | #3274 |
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The most shoplifted food item in the world is cheese.
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02-17-24, 10:57 AM | #3275 |
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At the beginning of the 20th century, horses created so much dirt with their excrement that cars were regarded as the “green” alternative.
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02-17-24, 02:11 PM | #3276 |
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Bees can get drunk on fermented tree sap.
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02-18-24, 07:09 AM | #3277 |
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The first traffic light was installed in London outside the Houses of Parliament in 1868. Unfortunately, it exploded very soon, killing a policeman.
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02-18-24, 09:57 AM | #3278 |
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The world’s oldest-known pants are around 3,000 years old.
They were recovered from a tomb in China.
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02-18-24, 12:45 PM | #3279 |
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Most of the border between the United States and Canada consists of a cleared strip of forest with a width of approximately 20 feet.
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02-18-24, 02:22 PM | #3280 |
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The longest time between two twins being born is 90 days.
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02-19-24, 12:59 PM | #3281 |
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The Indian state railway company employs more than one million people. This makes the company the world’s largest employer in the world.
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02-19-24, 01:12 PM | #3282 |
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Wearing a tie can reduce blood flow to the brain by 7.5%.
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02-20-24, 01:39 PM | #3283 |
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The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes bone in the ear.
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02-20-24, 04:11 PM | #3284 |
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Karaoke is Japanese and means “empty orchestra”.
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02-21-24, 12:59 AM | #3285 |
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