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Recent Crazy Facts
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Crazy Facts
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Collection of crazy and unusual facts |
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If you bought $350 million worth of Powerball?
If you bought $350 million worth of Powerball tickets (at $2 a ticket), it’s theoretically possible to guarantee winning as there are approximately ‘only’ 175 million possible number combinations.
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The folklore of the indigenous people of Flores?
The folklore of the indigenous people of Flores, Indonesia tells of short, hairy humanoids who spoke their own language. In 2003, archaeologists found fossils of dwarf humanoids on Flores — which were 13,000 years old.
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Some Catholics urged Pope Clement VII to ban?
Some Catholics urged Pope Clement VII to ban coffee, calling it “devil’s beverage”. After tasting the beverage, the Pope is said to have remarked that the drink was “… so delicious that it would be a sin to let only misbelievers drink it”.
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The vikings used a stone to be able?
The vikings used a stone to be able to tell what direction the sun was in, even when the sun wasn’t visible, and we may have found one.
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Frank Zappa was approached by a crazed fan?
Frank Zappa was approached by a crazed fan with a gun. Zappa persuaded him into walking with him, and numerous others. to a nearby lake. He then persuaded everyone present to start throwing things into the water, including the attacker, who threw in his gun.
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Male US Marines in uniform cannot carry an?
Male US Marines in uniform cannot carry an umbrella.
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Mike Tyson caught his wife cheating on him?
Mike Tyson caught his wife cheating on him with Brad Pitt, in a car he paid for. “You should have seen the look on that pretty boys face when he got out of the car” – Tyson.
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In Holland a McDonald?s worker bought a hamburger?
In Holland a McDonald?s worker bought a hamburger & then asked for a slice of cheese. The cashier was fired for not charging her the full price of a cheese burger. Taken to court, the Court responded that a warning would have been enough & ordered them to pay her $5900 for 5 months pay.
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Sonic Hedgehog is a protein critical to mammalian?
Sonic Hedgehog is a protein critical to mammalian development. Its inhibitor? Robotnikinin.
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The oldest dog in history is alive today?
The oldest dog in history is alive today and will turn 30 on August 10 2013.
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A man is selling evidence that Nicolas Cage?
A man is selling evidence that Nicolas Cage is a vampire for $1 million dollars.
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An atomic bomb cameraman ripped his safety goggles?
An atomic bomb cameraman ripped his safety goggles a split second before the bomb exploded. He immediately covered his eyes with his hand and saw his hand’s bones through his closed eyelids just like in an X-ray.
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Missouri town re-elects deceased mayor |
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Wednesday, 15 April 2009 |
The town of Winfield, Missouri in the United States has re-elected its incumbent mayor for a third term nearly a month after his death. Mayor Harry Stonebraker died of a heart attack on March 11, yet came out on top over opponent Alderman Bernie Panther, with 90% of the vote.
The ballots had been printed and absentee voting was already underway by the time of Stonebraker's death. County Clerk Elaine Luck commented that Stonebraker was quite popular, especially after his efforts to help the town evacuate during last year's flooding.
Just nine years ago, the state of Missouri posthumously elected one of its US Senators, when Democratic challenger Mel Carnahan defeated incumbent John Ashcroft, a Republican, after dying several weeks before the election in a plane crash.
"I figured he'd win because he seemed to get even more popular after he died, just like Carnahan," Luck said.
Luck said an interim mayor would be appointed to serve until a special election in April 2010 can be held and whose winner would fill out the remainder of the two-year term. Information from: Wikinews, http://www.wikinews.org |
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