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
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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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google and yahoo have both used goats to mow the
Google and Yahoo have both used goats to “mow” the grass at their corporate headquarters and datacenters.
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Source: https://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/what-is-yahoo-doing-with-goats.html
more than 6000 medals marking the first year of
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-/
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