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The Dixie Chicks are still de…

January 26, 2019January 26, 2019Weirdo

The Dixie Chicks are still de facto “banned” from country music radio due to criticizing President Bush back in 2003. Their music is never played on many country stations.

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The bazooka was a brass musical…

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019Weirdo

The bazooka was a brass musical instrument created by Comedian Bob Burns. It was several feet in length and incorporated telescopic tubing like the trombone. The military borrowed the nickname for its anti-tank weapon during World War II due to its vague resemblance to the musical instrument.

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Teddy Roosevelt regularly…

January 25, 2019Weirdo

Teddy Roosevelt regularly staged boxing matches in the White House, taking on anyone he could – including professional boxers. He only stopped boxing when his eyesight was permanently damaged by a punch from his military aide, Col. Daniel T. Moore.

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Pregnancy physically changes…

January 25, 2019Weirdo

Pregnancy physically changes a woman’s brain structure. Grey matter volume is decreased in certain areas, giving mothers a higher capacity for empathy to help better understand their baby.

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While performing the first…

January 25, 2019Weirdo

While performing the first space walk in human history, Alexey Leonov’s spacesuit inflated so much he couldn’t get back inside his space capsule. He had to let air out of his suit while still in the vacuum of space and was barely able to fit back through the airlock.

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Byzantine⸒Greeks…

January 24, 2019Weirdo

Byzantine⸒Greeks⸒hadn’t⸒figured⸒out⸒the⸒concept⸒of⸒spaces⸒so⸒they⸒wrote⸒like⸒this⸒instead.

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The scientists who first discovered…

January 24, 2019Weirdo

The scientists who first discovered the platypus thought it was fake. Although indigenous Aboriginal people already knew of the creature, European scientists assumed an egg-laying, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed, venomous mammal had to be an elaborate hoax.

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The tallest person…

January 24, 2019Weirdo

The tallest person in recorded history was Robert Wadlow, who was 8 ft 11.1 in (2.72 m) tall and apparently still growing at the time of his death at 22 years of age.

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George Lucas was fined $250,000…

January 24, 2019Weirdo

George Lucas was fined $250,000 and “The Empire Strikes Back” was nearly pulled from theatres because he put screen credits at the end of the movie (which was rare) to preserve the dramatic opening sequences.

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A Dutch bicycle company puts pictures…

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019Weirdo

A Dutch bicycle company puts pictures of TVs on their bike boxes to prevent damage while shipping. Doing so saw an 80% decrease in damage.

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