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Aside from an 80-foot waterslide and an Olympic sized swimming pool, Drake’s home also features a mechanical bull.

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A shoe-print fossil discovered in a seam of coal in Fisher Canyon, Nevada is believed to be about 15 million years old.

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In 1988, during excavations of a sewer beneath a bathhouse in Ashkelon, Israel, archaeologists discovered the remains of nearly 100 infants.

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One of the early accessories you could get with your Barbie doll was a bathroom scale, which read her weight as permanently set at 110lbs (45kg).

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In Thailand, out of respect for their monarchy, it is illegal to step on money.

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In 536 AD, the world plunged into darkness. Long thought to be exaggeration, new evidence suggests it may have been the worst year to be alive.

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Studies have shown there is an actual limit to the number of people someone can interact with socially.

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Truth is stranger than fiction, and throughout history, pranksters, hucksters, and frauds exploited humanity’s hunger for the extraordinary.

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300 million years ago, the conditions on Earth allowed insects and other arthropods to get bigger than they’ve ever been, before or since.

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The MahaNakhon in Bangkok was made to appear as though it is pixelated.

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Near the end of her life, Alexandra of Denmark’s iconic beauty calcified into monstrosity, yet her death was even more horrific.

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Sir Anthony Hopkins originally signed on to play the villain in Goldeneye but walked off the set after only three days, claiming the script was too chaotic to bear.



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