David Letterman created a scholarship for the average "C student," as he identifies as one

He acknowledges that it's not just about grades and that some students are exceptional in other ways

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Tipping became popular in the U.S., in part, because restaurant owners didn't want to pay black Americans after the ratification of the 15th Amendment.

This way, owners could set a $0 wage for waiters and rely on voluntary tips from customers to pay them.

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In 2015, a Canadian man named Christopher Hiscock broke into a strangers home. He did their laundry, cooked a meal and wrote in the homeowner's diary.

He was found sitting by a stoked fire, sipping a cup of tea before being arrested.

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Exercise reorganizes the brain so that it is more resistant to stress.

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The United States contains less than 5% of the world's population, but nearly 25% of the world's total prison population.

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Researchers are on the verge ground breaking HIV cure.

The discovery of a large group of people whose bodies naturally control HIV without taking medication is leading to hopes of an eventual cure, scientists say.

The study found as many as 4% of HIV carriers in the Democratic Republic of Congo were able to suppress the virus.

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In 1783, a boy was born with two heads. The second head was upside down, with the neck pointed straight up. Shockingly, the second head was fully functional. The boy claimed he could hear the other brain telling him things.

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Jessica cox, World's first pilot with no arms. She was born with a congenital disease, she can write, type, drive a car, brush her hair and talk on her phone simply using her feet.

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Happy independence day to all of our fam in Ghana.

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It's actually better to take exams on an empty stomach because hunger makes you better able to focus.

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India celebrates children's day on Nov 14, exactly 9 months after Valentines day.

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A Sperm bank known as the "Nobel Sperm Bank" provided women with sperm from geniuses in an attempt to improve the human race.

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The Woman with the largest breast.

Annie Hawkins-Turner, originally from from Atlanta, Georgia, has the world's largest natural breasts. Her gigantic breasts weigh nearly 85lbs(35Kg), each heavier than the average four-year-old child.

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Vladimir Putin walks with his right arm held immobile while his left arm swings because of his KGB training—he keeps his gun arm close.

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In Britain, it was illegal to marry your deceased wife's sister until 1907. It was illegal to marry your brother's widow up until 1921.

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Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from the blowing desert sand.

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