In 2013, police in the Maldives arrested a coconut for loitering near a polling station for the presidential election. Locals feared the coconut may have been imbued with a black magic spell to influence the election as there was a Surah written on it.
the battle of saragarhi is considered to be one of
The Battle of Saragarhi is considered to be one of the greatest last stands in history. 21 soldiers of the 36th Sikh Regiment fought an army of over 10,000 Afghans and killed more than 600 of them before perishing to enemy bullets.
in 1924 ford had produced over 10 million model
In 1924, Ford had produced over 10 million Model T’s and more than half the cars in the world were Ford.
Source: http://www.autoatlantic.com/Sept08/Sept08_Ford-Model-T-is-100.html
former president george h w bush used to love to
Former President George H. W. Bush used to love to wear whimsical socks, including those with his picture on them.
the word karaoke is derived from two japanese
The word karaoke is derived from two Japanese words karappo meaning ‘empty’ and okesutura meaning ‘orchestra’.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Whats-the-origin-of-the-word-karaoke/articleshow/2964376.cms
for the last few months of his life president
For the last few months of his life, President James Garfield was fed through his rectum by his friend Dr. Doctor W. Bliss.
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Source: https://nypost.com/2016/09/22/the-inept-doctor-who-killed-president-garfield/
in 1384 the 10 year old hungarian girl jadwiga
In 1384, the 10 year old Hungarian girl Jadwiga (Hedwig), was named the King of Poland.
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Source: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jadwiga
cannibalism is illegal in idaho one of very few
Cannibalism is illegal in Idaho, one of very few states that has an explicit law against it. However, it’s a legitimate defense to have committed cannibalism “under extreme life-threatening conditions as the only apparent means of survival.”
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Source: https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch50/sect18-5003/
if you tickle a rat day after day it will start
If you tickle a rat day after day, it will start ‘laughing’ whenever it sees you.
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