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In 1986, Michael Jackson launched Michael’s Pets, a line of stuffed pets, based on the animals in his zoo.

 

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

 

The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year - because engineers failed to account for the weight of all the books that it would eventually hold

 

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

 

Apple seeds contain cyanide.

 

In 1996, Status Quo sued Radio 1 for £250,000 on the grounds that the BBC station were breaking the law by not including their new record on their playlist.

 

The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses.
No one in Greece has memorised all 158 verses

 

In 1987, Jesus & Mary Chain singer Jim Reid was arrested in Canada after being accused of assaulting members of the audience with his microphone stand, he was released on $2,000 bail

 

More Monopoly money is printed in a year, than real money throughout the world.

 

"Umbrella" was not originally written for Rihanna. Christopher "Tricky" Stewart composed the song in 2007, with Britney Spears in mind. Her label rejected the song.

 

The Darkness singer Justin Hawkins wrote the jingle for an IKEA TV ad

 

Ping Pong balls can travel off the paddle at speeds up to 160 km/hr. That's just under 100 mph

 

In 1982, Nicky Headon of The Clash was remanded on bail, charged with stealing a bus stop worth £30 from Londons’ Fulham Road.

 

In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.

 

"Go." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language

 

A snail can sleep for three years.

 

The most common name in the world is Mohammed.

 

The "dot" over the letter "i" is called a tittle.

 

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A cat's jaw cannot move sideways