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President Ulysses S. Grant was nearly bankrupted by a Ponzi scheme a year before his death, and was saved from near-destitution by partnering with Mark Twain on his memoirs
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Caffè sospeso (“suspended coffee”) is a tradition in Naples, sometimes regarded as obsolete, whereby someone pays for two coffees but only receives one, leaving a coffee to be given to anyone who walks in and inquires whether a caffè sospeso is available.
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The King of Norway’s firstborn, Princess Märtha Louise, is a self-described ‘clairvoyant’. She has started a school for communicating with angels and dead souls, and is currently dating a self-described shaman.
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Gillette assisted the U.S. Army in military intelligence by producing copies of German razor blades for secret agents venturing behind German lines, also manufactured razors that concealed money and escape maps in their handles, and magnetic double-edge blades that can be used as a compass.
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There is a group of 737 aircraft operated by “Janet Airlines”, a highly classified airline that shuttles military personnel and contractor employees to and from Area 51. The aircraft are generally unmarked, aside from a red cheatline along the windows of the aircraft.
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The Phil Collins album No Jacket Required is named after an incident at a Chicago restaurant where Collins was denied admittance. Collins later appeared on TV denouncing the restaurant who in turn sent him a sport coat and an apology, saying he could come back wearing whatever he wanted.
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There is a 109° F difference between the record high and record low for the month of February in Wichita, Kansas. Loma, Montana has the record for the largest 24 hour temperature change from -54 to 49 degrees. 103 degree change in 24 hours. Montana also holds the record for fastest/biggest temp change from -4 […]
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Statistically 1/22 people who own a Dodge RAM have a DUI and they are the most common vehicle involved in a DUI accident.
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Benjaman Kyle, an amnesiac man discovered in 2004, had no memories of his life and could not even recall his name. It was not until 2015 that his identity was discovered through DNA testing, and there is still a twenty-year gap in his life history with no known records.
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Rolex gave watches to British prisoners in WW2 and allowed them to pay after they had been released. One of these watches was sold for more than $65,000 in Sydney, Australia in 2006.
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