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In 2019, Brazilian pоlіce seized a parrot who had been taught to alert criminals to pоlіce operations by shouting: “Mum, the pоlіce!” After being seized, the parrot didn’t cooperate with the pоlіce, staying completely silent and not saying anything.
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Flashes of lights reported before earthquakes throughout history, only relatively recently photographed and seriously investigated. Here’s a video of such lights during the 2017 major earthquake in Mexico. Here’s the same in New Zealand with much clearer video.
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Chocolate was classified as “candy” under the Revenue Acts of 1918 and 1921, and so it was taxed as such. Hershey’s sued to recover about $8,000,000 in taxes by arguing it was “food”, and so had been wrongly taxed. The Supreme Court ruled it was “candy”.
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In 1997 Albanian Pyramid Schemes which made up half of the nation’s economy ran out of money causing protests and sparking the Albanian Civil War.
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Author H.P. Lovecraft was never able to support himself from his earnings as an author. His book “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”, written one year before his death, sold a meagre 200 copies. He died in poverty at age 46.
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Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura devoted his life revitalising deserts in Afghanistan, making forests and wheat farmland and contributing to peace. Nakamura was decorated with the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun and Afghan National Medal.
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In 2018, a court in Romania rejected a man’s claim that he is, in fact, alive.
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As a business owner, chances are you’re always looking for tools that will be new assets to your endeavors. Along the same lines, have you ever considered just what a dry van trailer would be? Understanding what this tool is could have a serious impact on your professional objectives. First of all, a dry van […]
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After WW2, there was a Sicilian separatist movement which was heavily backed by mafia. The main goal was the annexation of Sicily to the USA as the 49th state, they got 8.8% of the votes in 1947’s elections.
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After WW2, there was a Sicilian separatist movement which was heavily backed by mafia. The main goal was the annexation of Sicily to the USA as the 49th state, they got 8.8% of the votes in 1947’s elections.
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