1. A professional wrestler named Kerry Von Erich had to have his foot amputated after a bad accident but continued wrestling while secretly wearing a prosthetic - even showering in his boots so no one would know. His injury wasn't public knowledge until his death from suicide 7 years later.
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Did you know that the average Brit says "sorry" eight times per day? Sorry! The English and Their Manners traces the roots of polite behavior from the medieval "Which orifice can I stick my finger into?" — answer: none of them -- to today's "Can I throw a temper tantrum at a tennis match?"
1. Before he became President, Grover Cleveland had an affair with a woman named Maria Halpin which resulted in her becoming pregnant, and in order to cover up the scandal, he had her committed and her child sent to an orphanage.
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1. There is an island in Australia named Rottnest Island that is full of miniature kangaroos called ‘quokkas.’
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1. There was an explosion in 1626 in China which killed 20,000 people. The cause of the explosion has not been conclusively determined.
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1. There was an explosion in 1626 in China which killed 20,000 people. The cause of the explosion has not been conclusively determined.
