More than 6,000 medals, marking the first year of Pope Francis, had to be recalled after being available for purchase a single day because the name Jesus was misspelled Lesus.
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Source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/11/pope-recalls-papal-medal-spelling-error-its-jesus-/
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in 2007 scotland spent over 100000 changing
In 2007, Scotland spent over £100,000 changing their national slogan from ‘The Best Small Country in the World’ to a “vibrant” new slogan of ‘Welcome to Scotland’.
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Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7114861.stm
nearly 40 million tons of dust is blown from the
Nearly 40 million tons of dust is blown from the Sahara to the Amazon basin each year.
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Source: https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasa-satellite-reveals-how-much-saharan-dust-feeds-amazon-s-plants
when filming the 2013 movie man of steel the
When filming the 2013 movie “Man of Steel”, the actor of Superman, Henry Cavill, refused to shave his chest when putting on the costume and used “The Death of Superman” comic for his reason why; Superman had a hairy chest in that comic.
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Source: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/superman/video-henry-cavill-on-why-he-wanted-his-superman-to-have-a-hairy-chest-a81936
during the bronze age in a territory that is now
During the Bronze Age, in a territory that is now Russia, there was a right of passage for boys to become warriors which involved killing their own dogs.
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Source: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130514-dogs-sacrifice-initiation-rite-russia-archaeology-science/
pop and rock stars suffer a mortality rate of 17x
Pop and Rock stars suffer a mortality rate of 1.7x the average adult in the 25 years after the prime of their career.
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Source: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/seriouslyscience/2014/04/16/study-determines-average-survival-rate-pop-stars/
the tobacco hornworm manduca sexta uses the
The tobacco hornworm (Manduca Sexta) uses the nicotine from the tobacco it eats to produce bad breath to deter predators.
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Source: https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2013/12/30/caterpillars-bad-breath-scares-off-predators/
our urine contains over 3000 different chemical
Our urine contains over 3000 different chemical compounds. The full list can be found in the Urine Metabolome Database.
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Source: https://www.livescience.com/39453-urine-chemical-composition.html
the 2008 beijing summer olympics opening ceremony
The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics opening ceremony was watched by over a billion people. It’s the first sporting event to reach that landmark viewership level.
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