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‘OMG’ was first used in a letter to Winston Churchill in 1917. A retired British admiral of the Royal Navy one day became excited due to headlines regarding the mobilizing forces of Britain. Excited to share this news with a college, the admiral quickly wrote a small acronym for ‘Oh My God!’ in his letter. Little did he know that he had just invented one of the most popular acronyms of today’s society.
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McDonald’s once had bubblegum flavored broccoli. This was done as an attempt to make kids enjoy eating vegetables. However, this strange method failed for obvious reasons.
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The largest recorded snowflake is 15 inches wide. This was dated January 28, 1887, in Montana, U.S.A. It was stated that army personnel witnessed the falling snowflake as frisbee-sized.
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Great Britain once had a number where you can report rogue traffic cones. Britain launched a hotline in 1992 to improve public services. However, this policy was mocked for being pointless and a waste of government funds.
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A man in Florida once threw a live alligator through a drive-thru window. A 24-year-old man named Joshua James was being handed his order at a Wendy’s drive-thru before he randomly threw an alligator into the window. He was then later charged for assault, theft, and the illegal possession of an alligator.
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The ‘?!’ punctuation mark has a term. It is called an interrobang and was invented during the 1960s. This combination of punctuation made it easy for advertisements to express emotional questions. The interrobang originally looked like both marks were overlapped (‽).
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Only owning one guinea pig is illegal in Switzerland. Guinea pigs are herd animals and therefore become severely depressed when alone. Switzerland considered only owning one illegal to practice social rights for animals.
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Leave my girlfriend out of this
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Have a GREAT birthday!!!
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Welcome to the Forums!!!
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NICELY done!!!!
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GREAT news!!!
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Nice pics - thanks for sharing
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Thanks for the info
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There is a city in Oregon called Boring. It also has a sister city called Dull in Scotland. This town was named after its founder William H. Boring.
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New Zealand was once auctioned on eBay. In 2006, an Australian man auctioned the country on the e-commerce platform with a starting bid of $0.01. The bidding prices were raised to $3,000 before officials of the website shut it down.
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There are more than 200 flavors of Kit Kat in Japan. You can find Japan exclusive flavored Kit Kats such as Adzuki (Red bean), Tamaruya Honten Wasabi (Japanese horseradish), Shinshu Apple and more. Don’t forget to bring these exotic flavors home to share with your loved ones on your next trip to Japan!
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Scotland has over 400 words to refer to snow. One of Scotland’s three official languages have a great extent of expressive phrases for snow. A few among these words include snaw (snow) and flindrinkin (light snow showers).
