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Violin bows are commonly made from horse hair.

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There were only 9 developers on the team for GoldenEye 007 for Nintendo 64. Only one of the developers had ever worked on a video game before.

The game received multiple year-end awards, including the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Games Award in 1998 and four awards from the inaugural AIAS Interactive Achievement Awards.

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Costa Coffee employs Gennaro Pelliccia as a coffee taster, who has had his tongue insured for £10 million since 2009.

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There is an island called “Just Room Enough Island,” in New York, USA. Where there’s just enough room for a tree and a house.

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People who post their fitness routine on Facebook are more likely to have psychological problems.

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Medieval chastity belts are a myth. A great majority of examples now existing were made in the 18th and 19th centuries as jokes.

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Hanna-Barbera pitched The Flintstones to networks for 8 weeks before it was finally picked up. It became the first-ever animated show to air during primetime.

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Standing around, actually burns calories. On average, a 150-pound person burns 114 calories per hour while standing and doing nothing.

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Although GPS is free for the world to use, it costs over $2 billion per year to operate (2022). The money comes from American tax revenue.

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Operation Bernhard was an exercise by Nazi Germany to forge British bank notes. The initial plan was to drop the notes over Britain to bring about a collapse of the British economy during the Second World War. 

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The human eye is so sensitive that if the Earth were flat and it was a dark night, a candle’s flame could be seen from 30 miles away.

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The color red doesn’t really make bulls angry; they are color-blind.

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In 2007, Scotland spent £125,000 devising a new national slogan. The winning entry was: “Welcome to Scotland.” Ths replaced its old "the best small country in the world" slogan.

A government spokesman said the £125,000 cost of the displays covered the new artwork, printing and installation.

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Until 2016, the “Happy Birthday to You” song was not freely available for public use without permission or payment of royalties.

Prior to 2016, the song was under copyright, and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. claimed ownership and exclusive rights to the song. This meant that anyone who wanted to use the song in public, such as in movies, TV shows, commercials, or live performances, had to obtain a license from Warner/Chappell and pay royalties.

In 2015, a federal judge ruled that Warner/Chappell’s copyright claim was invalid, and the song’s melody and lyrics were in the public domain. However, the court’s decision was appealed, and it wasn’t until February 2016 that a settlement was reached, requiring Warner/Chappell to pay back $14 million in licensing fees to those who had paid for the song’s use in the past.

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A cluster of bananas is called a “hand.” Along that theme, a single banana is called a “finger.” Typically in a store/market you find under 10 bananas in a hand.

As bananas ripen, the starch in the fruit turns to sugar. Therefore, the riper the banana the sweeter it will taste. Bananas are a good source of vitamin C, potassium and dietary fiber. Bananas are America's #1 fruit. 

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Swedish meatballs originated from a recipe King Charles XII brought back from Turkey in the early 1800s.

In 2018, Sweden’s official Twitter account tweeted out a brief but momentous statement:

“Swedish meatballs are actually based on a recipe King Charles XII brought home from Turkey in the early 18th century. Let’s stick to the facts!”

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Monowi is the only incorporated place in the US with just one resident, and Eiler is the mayor, clerk, treasurer, librarian, bartender and only person left in the US’ tiniest town.

Eiler’s life as the only resident of a ghost town is truly singular. Each year, she hangs up a notice in Monowi’s only business (her bar) advertising mayoral elections, and then votes for herself. She’s required to produce a municipal road plan every year to secure state funding, and then raises about $500 worth of taxes from herself annually to keep the town’s three lampposts flickering and its water flowing.

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In 1994, the company that had a patent on GIFs tried to charge a fee for using GIFS. The PNG was invented as an alternative, and the company backed down.

 

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Mercury and Venus are the only two planets in our solar system that do not have any moons.

Moons are one of the most abundant types of celestial objects in our solar system. There are over 200 moons in our solar system alone.

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The average American child is given about $5.00 per tooth that falls out by the tooth fairy.

Although cultures around the world have traditions for marking a child’s lost tooth, the tooth fairy is a relatively recent and specifically American myth.
 

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Scotland was one of the few countries able to hold off being conquered by the Romans in the first century A.D.

From fierce fighters of Caledonia to the mountainous terrain of the north, many reasons have been offered as to why the Romans lasted only 80 years north of the Antonine Wall.

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Christmas wasn't always on December 25.

Although Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ, it doesn’t actually mention December 25 anywhere in the bible.

In fact, some historians think Jesus was born in the spring, not the winter at all! Christmas on December 25th wasn't celebrated until about 336 AD.

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Gifts have both Christian and Pagan origins.

For Christians, gift giving at Christmas mimics the presents the Wise Men gave to Jesus and the charitable giving of the ancient St. Nicholas (the forerunner to Santa!).

However, winter gift giving also has its roots in Saturnalia, a pagan holiday where they gave offerings to the gods.

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Evergreens are an ancient tradition.

Ancient Egyptians used to mark the winter solstice by decorating their homes with green palms, while the Romans celebrated Saturnalia with evergreen boughs. These green plants signified that the spring would return with new life.

The first Christmas trees as we know them today started in Germany in the 16th century

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Christmas trees have German roots, but they really took off in popularity thanks to Queen Victoria and her husband, German Prince Consort Albert. In 1848 they were sketched standing in front of their tree with their children by the Illustrated London News, which quickly made Christmas trees fashionable.