There is a custom in Japan called "Namahage" in which men dressed up as demon-like monsters scare
the living **** out of children who are "guilty of laziness or bad behavior" while parents smile and
laugh while their children scream and cry in terror.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namahage

Bill Murry once got lost in the jungles of Bali on a motorbike.He was later found putting on an impromptu
show with all the locals of a small village in attendance,even though he didn't speak the local language.

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http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/04/19/040419fa_fact3?currentPage=9?mobify=0&intcid=full-site-mobile&mobify=0

A guy named Ziona Chana has 39 wives,94 children and 33 grandchildren.He lives in India.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1358654/The-worlds-biggest-family-Ziona-Chan-39-wives-94-children-33-grandchildren.html

The French use the expression "the English have landed" to say a woman is on her period.

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http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/lesanglaissontarrives.htm

In 1904,tea bags were invented accidentally.The inventor,Thomas Sullivan,decided that it was cheaper to send small samples to potential customers in silk bags instead of boxes.The recipients believed they were meant to be dunked and soon Sullivan was flooded with orders for his "tea bags".

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http://www.tea.co.uk/the-history-of-the-tea-bag

The Guillotine was still the official method of execution in France until the death penalty was abolished...in 1981.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillotine#Retirement

President Rutherford B. Hayes was the first president to use a telephone. His phone number was "1".


http://www.omg-facts.com/category/6/History/278#vkSEU5hmplmM3mKB.99

In 1911 three men were hanged for the murder of Sir Edmund Berry at Greenbury Hill. The murderer's names were Green, Berry, and Hill.


http://www.omg-facts.com/category/6/History/279#QpujHwxu7PIfOSzv.99

Greco-Roman wrestling is actually a French sport!

http://www.omg-facts.com/category/3/Sports/2#z2vV4v07g54jGO8z.99


The longest Tennis point ever played lasted for 29 minutes and 643 shots!


http://www.omg-facts.com/category/3/Sports/4#5LIhxEy6zjB5cA1F.99

Candle flames contain millions of tiny diamonds!

http://www.omg-facts.com/category/7/Science#pGu0R1cRtDzIceMA.99

The video won't load, which is probably just as well.

In most birds,bones are so hollow that the entire skeleton weighs less than the feathers.

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http://www.hsu.edu/pictures.aspx?id=1287

There is still a woman alive who lost her fiance in WW1.Grace Jones,the last living Briton born before
1900,says she never married after the death of her young fiance Albert Rees in the war as she never found
anyone as nice as him.

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http://www.bigissue.com/features/2102/meet-grace-113-years-old-shes-britains-oldest-person

There is a temple in India where women come to shave their heads as part of a religious ceremony.
After they leave,the temple sell the hair to companies that make hair extensions.

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http://womensenews.org/story/business/060709/indian-temples-do-brisk-business-womens-hair#.UhH1e9L2aSp

A civillian employee destroyed a half billion dollar submarine just to get to "get out of work early."

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Miami_(SSN-755)#2012_fire

Dead ants give off a scent to signal other ants that they need to be carried away.The dead are brought
to a designated graveyard in order to avoid bacteria spreading.

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http://kaheel7.com/eng/index.php/nature-a-life/332-ant-carries-the-dead-to-the-graveyard

Cats have scent glands on their face that release a pheromone when they rub onto us to say that they are ours,and we are theirs.

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http://www.superhappypets.com/article_cat_pheromone.html

The area code (321) 3...2...1... is neither arbitrary nor inconsequential.It was assigned to
Cape Canaveral Florida to honor the space program.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_code_321

In the 1920s pedestrian deaths were considered public tragedies with monuments built for killed
children and their mothers given honorary emblems.Then the automotive industry created the term "jaywalker"
to shift the blame onto the victims and ridicule them.

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http://99percentinvisible.org/post/47063460311/episode-76-the-modern-moloch

In a 14 page ruling.a Michigan judge used rap verses to dismiss a deformation case against Eminem.

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http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/judge-raps-eminem-accuser?page=12

Frozen lobsters sometimes come back to life when thawed.

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http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Frozen-Lobsters-Brought-Back-To-Life-2807663.php

The word "influenza" comes from the Italian influentia because people used to believe that the influence
of the planets,stars and moon caused the flu-for only such universal influence could explain such sudden
and widespread sickness.

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http://www.examiner.com/article/influenza-an-origin-the-stars

Ancient Roman spies used urine as invisible ink to write secrets between the lines of their official
documents,hence the saying:"read between the lines."The messages appeared only when heated.

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http://first-thoughts.org/on/Ancient+Roman/

I like this one

And it will appear in my next quiz over at Nibbsys.  So if you read this thread and take part in the quizzes, remember it.

Not you Tommy, you're bound to forget it or mix the numbers up.
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In 1798, a Mr. Jennens, who was exceedingly rich, lost his glasses and couldn’t sign his will. He died shortly after, before he found them. This sparked off a MASSIVE battle in the courts for his money. In 1915, when all the estate had been spent on legal fees, the case stopped.

Scientists believe that the mind forgets in order to avoid information overload,to think more
quickly,assimilate new information easier,and to avoid emotional hangovers.

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Source: MacDonald, Matthew. 2008. Your Brain: The Missing Manual

Since January 1st,drivers can legally flash their lights at other cars to warn them of police speed traps in Florida.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/01/03/10-weird-laws-that-took-effect-on-new-years-day/

In 1979 a 16 yr old girl shot up an elementary school in San Diego.The reason for the shooting "I don't like Mondays".

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Ann_Spencer

in the early 60's in Frankfurt, a german guy paid Noddy Holder £25 to take a dump on a glass topped table while he lay under it.

I really wish that one is not true Burton but I'll not hold my breath hoping.

Never doubted you Burton.