| 2025-04-20 | Intense sex can cause transient global amnesia, erasing memories for a few hours. | 0:00 | 71 | |
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| 2025-04-20 | A 1625 bonsai survived Hiroshima’s bomb and still thrives at the National Arboretum. | 0:00 | 5,352 | |
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| 2025-04-20 | In 1977, the University of Evansville Men's Basketball Team was killed in a plane crash. | 0:00 | 73 | |
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| 2025-04-20 | In Norway, people use the word 'texas' as slang for 'crazy.' | 0:00 | 76 | |
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| 2025-04-20 | In 2019, a man robbed a bank, tossed money, shouted “Merry Christmas!” and waited to be arrested. | 0:00 | 78 | |
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| 2025-04-20 | Charles Dickens' novels were hugely popular even among the illiterate poor. | 0:00 | 113 | |
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| 2025-04-20 | In 2007, the hijacking of a Mauritanian flight was thwarted. | 0:00 | 101 | |
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| 2025-04-20 | In 2016, Shabani, a handsome gorilla in Japan, drew crowds of women, making him uncomfortable. | 0:00 | 60 | |
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| 2025-04-20 | Women's farts typically smell worse than men's due to higher levels of hydrogen sulfide. | 0:00 | 22 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | In 2013, British Navy used Britney Spears’ music to repel Somali pirates. It worked quickly. | 0:00 | 6,407 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | A man survived the 1902 Mount Pelee eruption, as his jail cell’s thick walls shielded him. | 0:00 | 1,937 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | Pop-up ads inventor, Ethan Zuckerman, apologized for creating a hated Internet ad form. | 0:00 | 416 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | In the 1920s, a man in Chicago convinced his wife to get all of her teeth pulled. | 0:00 | 398 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | In medieval times, fruit and vegetables were all cooked as they were thought to cause disease. | 0:00 | 68 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | In 2007, an elderly man brought sweets and gifts to the staff of a bank in Antwerp, Belgium. | 0:00 | 30 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | In the 1600s, some monks in Germany only drank beer and water during their 40-day fast for lent. | 0:00 | 40 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | In the late 1960s, Francis Wharton made dentures from a deer’s teeth and ate the deer with them. | 0:00 | 31 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | In 1969, a drunk Richard Nixon ordered a nuclear strike on North Korea. | 0:00 | 20 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | Stan Larkin lived for 555 days without a real heart. | 0:00 | 8 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | In 2016, a wanted man sent police a selfie to replace his mugshot, claiming it looked bad. | 0:00 | 7 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | In complete darkness, your body would adjust to a 48-hour cycle. | 0:00 | 4 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | In 1999, Philip Morris claimed smoking saved the Czech government money on pensions. | 0:00 | 14 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | AK-47 inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov regretted his creation, wishing for a useful tool instead. | 0:00 | 24 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | Ancient Babylonians took their beer so seriously. | 0:00 | 13 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | Hang Son Doong, the largest cave, is 200m high, 150m wide, 5km long, with its own ecosystem. | 0:00 | 20 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | Falls from 20,000 feet aren’t deadlier than 500-foot falls—terminal velocity is reached early. | 0:00 | 2,073 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | Kung Fu Panda was so good it sparked debate in China over why Hollywood did Chinese culture better. | 0:00 | 15 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | A lost hiker ignored rescuers’ calls for 24 hours because he didn’t recognize the number. | 0:00 | 11 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | Anatidaephobia is the fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you. | 0:00 | 970 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | Sarah Jessica Parker learned her ancestor was accused in the real Salem witch trials. | 0:00 | 20 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | In 2013, an Australian man set up a ghost-catching camera. | 0:00 | 11 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | Jaguars kill prey by biting straight through the skull into the brain with their powerful jaws. | 0:00 | 14 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | Steve Leech, a milkman, was doing his rounds when he saw a shop on fire. | 0:00 | 17 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | Thailand once had a prison called “Chicken Poop Prison” where inmates lived under a chicken coop. | 0:00 | 21 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | In 2002, a car in Surrey, England, was found five months after an accident, with no crash signs. | 0:00 | 26 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | In 2008, two U.S. judges took bribes to jail kids for minor offenses in for-profit centers. | 0:00 | 12 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | Freddie Mercury ignored vocal issues before Live Aid and delivered history’s greatest live show. | 0:00 | 28 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | Poor bedroom ventilation raises CO₂, causing worse sleep, headaches, and lower focus the next day. | 0:00 | 1,663 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | In 1977, Robina van Lanschot skipped her flight and unknowingly avoided a deadly plane crash. | 0:00 | 20 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | Union Army general John Sedgwick once said to his men under enemy fire. | 0:00 | 14 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | Medical mistakes kill over 250,000 Americans each year. | 0:00 | 8 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | The inventor of Vaseline ate a spoonful daily and once had himself coated in it to recover from flu. | 0:00 | 17 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | The world's most valuable parasite, caterpillar fungus, can cost over $60,000 per pound. | 0:00 | 15 | |
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| 2025-04-18 | The word "mortgage" comes from a French word that means "death contract." | 0:00 | 8 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | Chinese officials tour prisons to see corruption’s consequences, meeting ex-officials. | 0:00 | 24 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | Bald eagles are extremely dedicated parents. | 0:00 | 2,138 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | Being in love makes you lazy. | 0:00 | 992 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | When asked to donate cleats for a charity auction, Ronaldo paid the $83K surgery cost himself. | 0:00 | 41,582 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | Tiny bubbles on plants often come from spittlebugs, who use foam for protection and moisture. | 0:00 | 1,465 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | At 15, MLK Jr. passed college entrance exams and joined Morehouse due to WWII student shortages. | 0:00 | 9,496 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | Canada still has 91% of the forest cover that existed at the beginning of European settlement. | 0:00 | 4,859 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | In an interview, Marlon Brando said his dog Tim was the greatest actor—he fakes love for food. | 0:00 | 120,311 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | In WWII, American pilot Owen J. Baggett shot down a Japanese plane with his pistol while parachuting | 0:00 | 2,658 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | Car companies invented jaywalking in the early 1900s to blame pedestrians for accidents. | 0:00 | 716 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | During a 1990s power outage, LA residents called 911, shocked to see the Milky Way. | 0:00 | 53 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | During the Cold War, Switzerland wired bridges and mountains with explosives to block invasions. | 0:00 | 39,404 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | A Leech has 10 stomachs, 32 brains, nine pairs of testicles, and several hundred teeth. | 0:00 | 34 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | When Danes were banned from flying their flag, they bred a pig colored like it instead. | 0:00 | 1,516 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | Hanyu, Japan hosts an office-chair race where participants race for two hours to win rice. | 0:00 | 744 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | In the Bodi tribe in Ethiopia, the most desired men are those with giant Bellies. | 0:00 | 46 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | Genghis Khan once ordered his starving army to eat every tenth man. | 0:00 | 1,643 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | Yellow snow isn't the only kind you shouldn't eat. | 0:00 | 23 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | When the world’s largest diamond was moved to England, a publicized sea journey was a decoy. | 0:00 | 23 | | Sea Journey
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| 2025-04-17 | Robert Gould Shaw was an American officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. | 0:00 | 24 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | In the 1930s, psychologists raised a chimp with their son but stopped when he mimicked the chimp. | 0:00 | 35 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | ‘Analysis paralysis’ is when overthinking pros and cons prevents a decision from being made. | 0:00 | 37 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | Michael Orchard, a heroic man, broke into his neighbor's burning home and rescued their dog. | 0:00 | 50 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | When Matt LeBlanc auditioned for the role as Joey Tribbiani he only had $11. | 0:00 | 22 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | Australia is home to approximately 170 kinds of snakes, including some of the world's most venomous. | 0:00 | 747 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | There are so many apple varieties, eating one a day would take over 20 years to try them all. | 0:00 | 3,793 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | Women protesting the forced Hijab in Iran, days after the 1979 Revolution. | 0:00 | 24 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | A parrot named Willie saved a toddler by alerting its owner, Megan, when the child began choking. | 0:00 | 26 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | USPS states unsolicited merchandise received by mail is yours to keep. | 0:00 | 31 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | It takes almost 3 years for a single pineapple to reach maturation. | 0:00 | 1,242 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | An elephant’s spine isn’t built for riding; tourist loads often lead to broken or deformed backs. | 0:00 | 22 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | In 1958, Bank of America mailed 60,000 unsolicited credit cards to Fresno, launching Visa. | 0:00 | 21 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | The Georgia Guidestones, a post-apocalyptic monument, were bombed in 2022 and later dismantled. | 0:00 | 21 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | The opposite of déjà vu is jamais vu—when something familiar suddenly feels unknown. | 0:00 | 19 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | U.S. President James Buchanan regularly bought slaves in Washington, D.C. | 0:00 | 40 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | In 1916, Nathan’s hired “doctors” to eat hot dogs outside his shop, promoting them as healthy. | 0:00 | 60 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | During The Sopranos season 4, James Gandolfini gifted 16 co-stars $33K each for their support. | 0:00 | 4,314 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | The Pentagon has an emergency plan in case of a zombie attack. | 0:00 | 17 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | Because his daughter was cold, Escobar once lit $2 million dollars on fire to keep her warm. | 0:00 | 35 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | A Swedish man jailed 14 years was freed after a true crime podcast proved his innocence. | 0:00 | 43,639 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | In the Middle Ages, talkative women were punished with metal head cages called scold’s bridles. | 0:00 | 1,113 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | Morgan Freeman’s acting talent was discovered at 12 when he was punished in a drama production. | 0:00 | 27 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | Finland hosts a wife-carrying race where the winner gets his wife’s weight in beer. | 0:00 | 2,582 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | Two Russian brothers swapped places in prison; one ran off with his brother’s girlfriend. | 0:00 | 127 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | In the past, people had a ‘second sleep’ after waking for an hour in the middle of the night. | 0:00 | 36 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | Ships passing through Point Nemo are 2,700 km from the nearest land. | 0:00 | 49 | |
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| 2025-04-17 | Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral in France was built entirely using black lava stone. | 0:00 | 20 | |
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| 2025-04-16 | Jim Carrey was the first actor to have three films go straight to number one in the same year. | 0:00 | 2,966 | |
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| 2025-04-16 | Tom Hanks intentionally gained 50 pounds to film the first half of Cast Away. | 0:00 | 16 | |
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| 2025-04-16 | The splash from a toilet when poop hits the water is called “Poseidon’s Kiss.” | 0:00 | 36 | |
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| 2025-04-16 | Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, had 140,000 people, pyramids, canals, and floating gardens. | 0:00 | 17 | |
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| 2025-04-16 | Tom Hanks turned down Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption to star in Forrest Gump. | 0:00 | 8 | |
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| 2025-04-16 | VanMoof reduced bike damage by 80% by placing images of expensive TVs on their boxes. | 0:00 | 19 | |
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| 2025-04-16 | Arizona’s “Stupid Motorist Law” fines drivers who bypass barricades and get stuck in floods. | 0:00 | 22 | |
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| 2025-04-16 | Sea wolves in British Columbia swim miles daily for food, with 90% of their diet from the sea. | 0:00 | 1,499 | |
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| 2025-04-16 | The US military had been using drone technology during WWII. | 0:00 | 3,048 | |
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