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[<<] 1 2 3 4 5 6 [>>] - In 1958, the Crayola crayon color "Prussian Blue" was changed to "Midnight Blue" by the request of teachers as kids could not relate to Prussian history.
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Comment on this fact! - In 1971, the postal code was introduced in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Comment on this fact! - In 1982, a cactus in Phoenix, Arizona killed a man. David Grundman fired two shotgun blasts at a giant saguaro cactus that ended up falling on top of him.
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Comment on this fact! - In 1989, the space shuttle Discovery carried 32 fertilized chicken eggs into orbit.
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Comment on this fact! - In 2002, the most popular boat name in the U.S. was Liberty.
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Comment on this fact! - In India, a 9-year-old girl was "married" to a stray dog, which tribal custom requires in order to protect a child whose first tooth appears on the upper gum.
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Comment on this fact! - In Japan, by the time man reaches the age of 60, he is commemorated with a special ceremony. This ceremony features the man wearing a red kimono, which denotes that he no longer has the responsibilities of being a mature adult.
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Comment on this fact! - In Japan, the number four is considered to be unlucky because the Japanese word for four sounds very similar to the word death.
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Comment on this fact! - In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans annually.
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Comment on this fact! - In November 1999, two women were killed by a lightning bolt. The underwire located in their bras acted as a electrical conductors, and when the lightning bolt hit the bra they left burn marks on their chest.
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Comment on this fact! - In Russia, when flowers are given for a romantic occasions, flowers are given in odds numbers as even number of flowers is given at funerals only.
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Comment on this fact! - In the U.S. the most common excuse made to get out of paying a ticket is to say they missed the sign.
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