The original purpose of the United Nations in 1942 was to win the Second World War. It’s peacekeeping mission only came later near the end of the war.
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1 out of every 8 american workers have worked for
1 out of every 8 American workers have worked for McDonald’s, including Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and pop singer Pink.
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in 1567 the man with the worlds longest beard
In 1567, the man with the world’s longest beard, Hans Steininger, died from tripping over it when running away from a fire.
Or did he die from tripping over his beard and breaking his neck? Regardless, he dead. Do not confuse Steininger with Hans Langseth, who also had a world record length beard.
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winston churchill once said one of lifes four
Winston Churchill once said one of life’s four essentials was cold champagne, and thus he drank over 42,000 bottles of Champagne between 1908 and 1965.
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nearly a fifth of chinas homes are vacant
Nearly a fifth of China’s homes are vacant, meaning there are enough empty homes in China for everyone in the United Kingdom to have one each.
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the largest dam built by beavers is over twice as
The largest dam built by beavers is over twice as long as the Hoover Dam. The busy beavers have been building it for over 40 years in Northern Canada.
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the original manuscript of charles darwins on the
The original manuscript of Charles Darwin’s On The Origin Of Species, considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology, has his children’s drawings on them.
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the letters q w and x were illegal for over 80
The letters Q, W, and X were illegal for over 80 years in Turkey. They
were legalized in 2013; however, they were still not included in the
Turkish alphabet.
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there is a law in the state of iowa that if you
There is a law in the state of Iowa that if you are a one-armed piano player, that you must perform for free.
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