During the filming of Rocky IV, Stallone suggested that Dolph Lundgren, who played the role of Soviet boxer Ivan Drago, fight for real so that the fight scene would look as believable as possible.

As a result, after one of Lundgren’s blows, Stallone was taken to the hospital, where he recovered for 8 days.

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Steve Jobs was adopted. His biological father was Abdulfattah Jandali, a Syrian Muslim from a wealthy family.

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There is a fear of beards - pogonophobia.

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Putin's bodyguards carry a 'poop suitcase' on every foreign trip, collecting his poop and flying it back to Russia to prevent anyone from gaining information about his health.

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A statue of Hercules in Arcachon, France, has had its penis stolen so often it’s been given a detachable one for ‘special occasions’.

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Missing donkey found after 5 years living with elk herd in Northern California.

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Nicholas Bostic, a pizza delivery man from Indiana, ran into a burning house to rescue 4 children, who told him there is one more inside. He ran back inside, found a 6-year-old girl, jumped out of a window, and carried her to a cop, who captured the moment on his bodycam.

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In 2023, Kenyan male chess player Stanley Omondi disguised himself in a burka to compete in a women's tournament for prize money.

His strong performance, unbroken silence, and masculine shoes drew suspicion and led to him being caught and disqualified.

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The most expensive scientific project in the world is the MKC. It has cost the 23 countries participating in the project over 100 billion dollars.

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A man at New York Fashion Week walked the runway dressed in a garbage bag. Most assumed it was part of the show until security realized he was an imposter and removed him.

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In 2002, to impress his girlfriend, a NASA intern stole 17 pounds of Moon rocks worth $21 million and spread them on his bed, after promising her they would make love 'on the Moon.' Later, both were arrested.

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The main reason why soccer balls were first black and white was so that they could appear more vividly on black and white television

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Early Roman women were forbidden to drink wine, and a husband who found his wife drinking was at liberty to kill her. The prohibition stemmed from a deeply patriarchal society that viewed women as weak and susceptible to vice, believing that wine could lead them to "inappropriate behavior" or "debauchery".

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The female brain processes information five times faster than the male brain.

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Regular breast massage may help prevent cancer, according to one study.

Massaging the breasts can stimulate cell reproduction and normal growth.

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Queen Elizabeth II once "tenorised" Crown Prince Abdullah by driving him herself around Balmoral in a Land Rover- acceleration, narrow roads, and the fact that Saudi women weren't allowed to drive terrified him.

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An average person will physically meet about 80,000 people in his lifetime.

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