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Curiosities

Curiosities

Don't Ask a Goat for Milk…

This story began at a flowerbed located near the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. Because of the flowers and grass growing near the building of the cultural institution, an ordinary goat named…

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Collecting Leads to Fame

Each of us has collected something at some point. Candy wrappers, bubblegum inserts, Kinder Surprise toys – familiar items for many young collectors. Some lose interest in this childhood pastime…

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How to Tip in Different Countries of the World?

How much money to leave a waiter who served you well in a restaurant? This question worries many travelers. How not to offend by giving too little, and how not to violate cultural traditions by…

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Million Dollar Business Ideas

Sometimes we come up with good business ideas and think it would be nice to implement them. But a sober view and logic make us reject a significant number of them because they seem absurd to us. And…

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Walk through the Red Light District

The extravagant and mind-boggling Red Light District is considered one of the symbols of Amsterdam. So while in the capital of Holland, do not miss your chance to take a walking tour in this part of…

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You're in an Empire, Friend: On the Amazing in America

Our selfless attachment to this country is akin to an illness. She is our unrequited passion, cynically using our desire for her, pocketing money for failed visas. Oh, if only we could forget her…

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Sergeant in a Skirt

A cute little girl has been talking on her cell phone for about forty minutes, not forgetting (when the bus skids on curves) to carefully hold a machine gun on her lap. A visiting tourist from Kyiv…

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Adventures of Italians in St. Petersburg

In St. Petersburg, officers of the Tax Crimes Department of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate (GUVD) detained three Italian citizens on suspicion of fraud. Residents of Naples had been engaged in…

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Swine flu can be defeated online

While authorities in different countries seek ways to combat swine flu, up to wholesale extermination of pigs, internet game developers have called on gamers to fight the new scourge on the World…

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Germans Banned from Using Triple Surnames

The German Constitutional Court has upheld the ban on using triple surnames. Thus, it is finally decided that the holder of a double surname cannot add their spouse's surname to it.

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The Great Wall turned out to be longer

According to the latest research, the Great Wall is 8,851 kilometers and 800 meters long. The exact length was determined by the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping of China.

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Obese patients to get wider doorways

The management of the UK National Health Service spent £16,000 on purchasing special clothing for obese patients. According to The Sun, special gowns designed for people weighing more than 160 kg and…

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