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1. An elephant's memory is so good that it not only recognizes all the members of its own clan but even other creatures who leave a strong impression on them. A pair of elephants who had performed in a circus together were able to recognize each other when they met again after 20 years.
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1. A judge named Keith Cutler summoned to be a juror on a case he was presiding over. When he applied to be excused from jury service he was initially declined and was told to write to the resident judge, to which he replied: "I am the resident judge."
1. Beyonce employs a "visual director" who records her for up to 16 hours a day and has done so almost every day since 2005. She stores this footage in a temperature-controlled room she calls her "crazy archive," extensively cataloging her public and private life.
1. There was a real team of Jewish assassins called “The Avengers” who tracked down and executed Nazi war criminals after WWII.
1. Two boys tried to sue Nintendo in 1999 alleging that Pokémon caused their gambling addictions.
1. JFK took numerous medications during his time in office prescribed by a doctor nicknamed "Dr. Feelgood" (Max Jacobson). He was forced to stop administering Kennedy drugs by White House officials, and JFK's leadership notably improved, leading to successes such as the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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1. A Saudi billionaire named Walid Juffali once bought diplomatic immunity from the government of St. Lucia so he could divorce his wife (Christina Estrada) without paying alimony.
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1. On 9/11, after the first plane hit the North Tower, people in the South Tower wanted to leave but were advised by an announcement to stay at their desks. Some of those who tried to leave anyway were turned back by security in the building before the exits. About 1,120 of them died.
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1. Boomerangs used for hunting are not designed for a curved return flight, but to fly straight and hit their target. Returning boomerangs are at most used to frighten birds into movement.
1. In Finland, the word 'kalsarikännit' means to get drunk at home, alone, in your underwear.
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1. Teens in the United States and Europe have similar levels of sexual activity. However, European teens are more likely than U.S. teens to use contraceptives generally and to use the most effective methods. They, therefore, have substantially lower pregnancy rates.
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1. The reason why Neanderthals are often depicted as hunched over and degenerate is due to the first discovered Neanderthal skeleton being arthritic.
