Coconut milk can be used as an antiseptic.

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For the duration of his presidency, Ronald Reagan slept with a roll of Life Savers candy under his pillow to bring good luck.

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In 1951, the remains of a 2,500-year-old Egyptian mummy mysteriously washed ashore on a Florida beach.

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A guitar pick used by Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) was carried to Mars aboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover "Spirit."

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American televangelist Jim Bakker played a Sleestak on one episode of the classic children's television show "Land of the Lost."

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A wishing well in Las Vegas holds the record as the world's most lucrative. On some holidays, its profit rivals that of nearby casinos.

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Many Dutch sailors in the 15th century spoke in a dialect noted for its extensive use of rhyme.

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The first hair dryer was powered by diesel fuel.

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Australian Aborigines have an unusually high tolerance for physical pain.

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Leading art historians believe Leonardo da Vinci used a fingerpaint technique to create the background of the Mona Lisa.

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The tomato has been brought back from the verge of extinction at least three times since it was first domesticated.

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A pigeon produces its weight in droppings every eight days.

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Walt Disney was supposed to be on board the B-25 bomber that crashed into the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis owned an extensive collection of beer cans from around the world.

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Shirley Jackson's classic short story "The Lottery" was inspired by a ritual practiced in a small village in India in the 1600s.

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High blood pressure is the leading cause of early death among Amish men.

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In 1923, parts of China's rural Heilongjiang province experienced a severe thunderstorm during which thousands of cobras fell from the sky.

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The number of axe murders has dropped every year in the United States since 1970, while machete murders have nearly quadrupled.

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President Abraham Lincoln and his assassin John Wilkes Booth shared an uncommon musical ability – both men were harmonica virtuosos.

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The Burmese military keeps seven Bengal tigers, called "war tigers," rumored to be trained for combat. They are often used in ceremonial processions.

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Queen Victoria wore a bridal veil made from human hair.

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Civil War Confederate General Robert E. Lee lost control of his bladder while surrendering to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox.

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Salvador Dali broke his jaw while putting his fist in his mouth as a party trick. He was trying to impress the woman who would later become his wife.

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Spanish law forbids persons with narcolepsy from operating motorcycles or mopeds.

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Reptiles are unable to experience dizziness.

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A London orphanage was demolished to clear a plot for the famous Globe Theatre, where many of Shakespeare's plays were first performed.

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The original Manhattan cocktail was garnished with a drop of blood.

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President Grover Cleveland was rumored to have had a foot fetish.

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In a Cold War coincidence, an American spy and a Russian spy were both given the same code name: "Platypus."

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Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, who popularized the guillotine in France, lost his left hand in the device.

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Narwhals can crawl over dry land for distances of up to 50 yards.

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