The "O" before an Irish name (ex: O’Brien, O’Malley, etc) means "descendant of".

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Before anesthesia, speed was essential to minimize pain and improve the odds of survival.

Robert Liston, a British surgeon who excelled at this, once performed a surgery, during which he moved so fast that he took an assistant's fingers off when cutting through a leg. Both the patient and the assistant later died of infection, and one spectator died of shock. This was the only known surgery in history that had a 300% mortality rate.

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A Man called Billy owen lost an eye and half his face to cancer, and used it to start a career as a zombie actor.

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A car company has made the first ever Transparent car. It is totally made of high density heavy duty glass with no paint used. It is said to be stronger and more secure than ongoing cars in the market.

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The term “checkmate” comes from the Persian phrase “shah mat” which means “the king is dead.”

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Aladdin's face was modeled after Tom Cruise's face.

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In 1860, Mary Bateman, also known as the Yorkshire Witch, pulled off a scam known as the Prophet of Leeds.

Once her hen laid eggs, she would inscribe "Christ is Coming" on them and insert them back into the hen to trick people into thinking that they were predicting the coming of Christ.

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In an attempt to reduce the cleaning cost, Amsterdam airport installed a picture of a fly in the urinals, so that men can aim at it and avoid splashing the Urine. It worked!

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This Russian Lady is addicted to motherhood, and vows to have 105 Kids- She is 23-year old and already has 11 Kids.

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In Norway, "Texas" is slang for "crazy".

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William Chandler; a South African pilot, had to resign after it was found he had a fake licence. He was flying for the last 20 years.

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Music has the power to help severely brain-injured patients, recall lost memories.

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A rare fish with 'human' like teeth was caught in North Carolina U.S_ It is identified as a Sheepshead fish the species is known for its hard mouth and several rows of molars.

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There's a speed camera lottery in Stockholm, Sweden where drivers who drive at or under the speed limit are entered to win money

The prize fund comes from the fines paid by people who were speeding

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“Goodbye” comes from the term “Godbwye,” a contraction of the phrase “God be with ye”.

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Belgian woman banned from Zoo for having an 'affair' with Chimpanzee.

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