The first man to swim the length of Great Britain…

The first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face.

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As an experiment, Mass. transit police placed cardboard-cutout cops…

As an experiment, Mass. transit police placed cardboard-cutout cops near two bike racks in Cambridge. Bike theft dropped 67% in a month.

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India’s richest person, Mukesh Ambani, built a $1 billion home…

India’s richest person, Mukesh Ambani, built a $1 billion home. It has 27 habitable floors, including six parking floors for capacity of up to 168 cars. A staff of 600 maintain the home.

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When Groundhog Day was released, the Washington Post wrote…

When Groundhog Day was released, the Washington Post wrote that “‘Groundhog’ will never be designated a national film treasure by the Library of Congress”. In 2006, the film was selected by the National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress.

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The theory that girls look more attractive in groups…

The theory that girls look more attractive in groups (“cheerleader effect”) is scientifically proven.

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The first female pilot to ever serve in the Norwegian military…

The first female pilot to ever serve in the Norwegian military was beheaded by a mob in Afghanistan in 2011, killed along with 6 others, in retaliation for the burning of the Qur’an by controversial “pastor” Terry Jones in the United States.

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Hugh Thompson Jr., a helicopter pilot in Vietnam…

Hugh Thompson Jr., a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, threw away his Distinguished Flying Cross when he saw the citation included a fabricated account of the My Lai Massacre. The citation stated he saved a young Vietnamese girl from “intense crossfire,” when he had, in fact, saved many people from being murdered by American soldiers.

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