1. Pistachios have a tendency to undergo spontaneous combustion, necessitating stringent precautions during mass transport.
1. There was an explosion in 1626 in China which killed 20,000 people. The cause of the explosion has not been conclusively determined.
1. Queen Elizabeth has reigned for so long, that 4 out of 5 UK residents weren't alive when she ascended the throne in 1953.
1. Nintendo tried to buy the rights to the Harry Potter series from JK Rowling.
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1. Twice a year in Monument Valley, mitten-shaped rock formations line up with the sun as it sets, causing one to "high five" the other with its shadow.
1. The patent for toilet paper (1891) features an illustration that would imply the correct way the roll should be placed would be so the paper hangs over, and not under.
1. In the book, Stuart Little was actually a human who looked like a mouse, not an actual mouse.
1. Dorian Leigh was one of the first supermodels. She was a mechanical engineer who designed airplane wings during World War 2.
1. When Prince changed his name to a symbol, Warner Bros. distributed floppy disks to major news outlets containing the digital representation of the symbol.
Did you know, Pandas, that male penguins scour an entire beach looking for the prettiest pebble to present to their future mate?
1. Jetlag from traveling west is associated with depression, while jetlag from traveling east is associated with mania.
1. The world’s oldest known spider lived to be 43. Named Number 16, she died in 2017 after being stung by a wasp.
1. US State Pennsylvania makes 80% of US pretzels.
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