Neil Armstrong's barber sold Armstrong's hair for $3k without his consent. Armstrong threatened to sue the barber unless he either returned the hair or donated the proceeds to charity. Unable to retrieve the hair, the barber donated the $3k to a charity of Armstrong's choosing.

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Japan has a sociological phenomenon known as "hikkomori," which refers to the estimated 1 million Japanese who choose to completely isolate themselves from society.

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In 1978, a student who worked a minimum-wage summer job could afford to pay a year's full tuition at a 4-year public university of their choice.

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China is reportedly first consumer of snake wine which is an alcoholic beverage produced by infusing whole snake in grain alcohol.

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Robert Downey Jr. was paid $10 million for just 8 minutes of screen time in "Spider-Man: Homecoming."

He made more than $1 million for every minute he appeared in the movie

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Scientists warn against dangerous trend of deep frying water.

They called the trend "somewhere between insane and suicidal."

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Older siblings tend to have slightly higher IQs than their younger brothers and sisters.

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A heartbreaking sign of the times: In isolation wards where patients die alone, craving the touch of their loved ones, nurses fill gloves with warm water to simulate that comfort. They call it the Hand of God.

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Snakes can see with their eyes closed.

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If woodpeckers are hungry enough, they will peck the back of other birds' heads and eat their brains.

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40% of twins develop their own language.

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Traces of nicotine and cocaine have been found in Egyptian mummies.

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Man's testicle exploded after being shot by police with rubber bullet during protest.

"The surgeon was afraid if they wasted any time, i might lose my testicle entirely."

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In ancient Japan, public contests were held to see who could fart the loudest and the longest.

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"Taser" and "laser" are both acronyms:

TASER stands for "Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle"

LASER stands for "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation"

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