Super Mario is named after real-life businessman Mario Segale, who was renting out a warehouse to Nintendo. After Nintendo fell far behind on rent, Segale did not evict them but gave them a second chance to come up with the money. Nintendo succeeded and named their main character after him.

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Musician and Afro Beat pioneer Fela Kuti, once married 27 Women in one day.

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In Japan, you can buy octopus flavoured ice cream.

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A Hungarian psychologist named Laszlo Polgar theorized that anyone could become a genius because geniuses were made and not born.

To prove this, he used his own daughters as experiments and trained them to become great at chess. The three Polgar sisters then became chess prodigies, and the youngest, Judit Polgar, become a grandmaster at just age 15.

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A Man in China bought a first-class, fully refundable plane ticket, which gave him access to the airport's VIP lounge where high-rolling travelers can dine for free.

The man rescheduled his first-class ticket 300 times in one year to enjoy free meals. When the airline figured out his scheme and confronted him, he cancelled the ticket and got a full refund.

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The Bible is widely considered to be the best-selling book of all time, with estimated total sales of over 5 billion copies.

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Dogs put their paws on you when you pet them to show affection and 'pet you back'

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In 2018, robbers in Belgium were told by a shop owner that he might have more cash for them to steal if they came back at 6:30.

When they returned three hours later, they were promptly arrested by police who’d been tipped off.

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This dad designed shoes to give his paralyzed daughter the sensation of walking.

Respect 🫡❤️

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Every day, Apple sells more iPhones than people are born.

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This house cat is suffering from Myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy a rare condition that causes muscles to grow excessively large.

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Perissology is the unnecessary use of rather more words than are necessary to get the meaning of the words across to the majority of people in a meaningful manner or way to make sure they really understand what you mean to make sure they don't misunderstand what you are saying.

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In Jamaica, sex between men is punishable with up to 10 years' imprisonment. But lesbian action is allowed.

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A woman's breasts weigh an average of 800 to 1,000 grams.

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In Kenya, the Akamba tribe spit on the person they meet as a sign of deep respect.

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In Germany, escaping from prison is not punishable because it's a human instinct.

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The record number of push-ups in one go is 46001!

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Ancient Greeks used to go to the gym naked. The word ‘gymnasium’ means “school for naked exercise.”

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In ancient Egypt, men would take time off of work to care for menstruating wives and daughters.

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Jim Caviezel, the actor who played Jesus Christ in “The Passion of the Christ”, was struck by lightning during the film shoot on the set.

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Psychology says silence is often better than explaining.

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