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HARI KARI? HARI KUYO!

May 21st 2009 10:49
sewing needle threaded
In Japan, every village has a shrine dedicated to broken sewing needles. Yes, that's right, broken sewing needles! The name for this shrine is Hari Kuyo.

This is done in the belief that a sewing needle which has performed its task well over its entire life and in the service of others, has 'died' whilst in active service. Broken needles are therefore laid to rest on a soft bed of tofu.
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Alphabetical CAMELS!!!!

February 21st 2009 09:32
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During Persia's 10th century, the ruling grand Vizier had amassed a private library collection of a considerable size - 117,000 books..

The almost unbelievable part about this however, is that he took his entire library with him whenever he went travelling. How did he manage this?
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STRANGE AUSTRALIAN RACES

January 26th 2009 10:50
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Australia hosts some strange races and sporting events. Here's a quick rundown of a few.

1. The Cockroach World Championship - Brisbane
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REVENGE Publicised for Posterity!!! Moral Included!

November 30th 2008 23:45
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This gravestone is located in the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Section C, Plot: 01369.

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Top Hats! A Menace To Society!!!

July 9th 2008 10:30
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James Heatherington, the inventor of the top hat, introduced his design to the world in London during 1797.

Upon leaving the shop wearing his unusual headwear he was surrounded by a crowd of onlookers where some pushing and shoving ensued, resulting in women fainting and a young boy having his arm broken.
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The ESKIMO OLYMPICS

March 6th 2008 09:42
In Fairbanks, Alaska during the later half of July every year, the WEI Olympics are held.

What exactly are the WEI Olympics? The World Eskimo Indian Olympics of course!
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Would You REALLY Like To Become A JEDI!

March 1st 2008 09:15
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Thousands of Australians during a national census have been known in the past to put down their religion as being 'Jedi'.

Now it seems the first 'Jedi Church' is in the makings thanks to brothers Barney and Daniel Jones of Anglesey, Wales
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People Who Have LITERALLY DIED LAUGHING!!!

October 16th 2007 01:15
1. Calchas was a Greek soothsayer during the time of the Trojan War.
One day he was planting grapevines when another soothsayer wandered by and foretold that Calchas would never drink the wine produced from the grapes. After the grapes ripened and the wine was made, Calchas invited the soothsayer to share it with him. As Calchas held a cup of the wine in his hand, the soothsayer repeated the prophecy. This incited such a fit of laughter in Calchas that he choked and died.

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Unusual Facts

September 29th 2007 21:00
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Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.

The glue on Israeli postage stamps is supposed to be certified as kosher.
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Food Definitions and Differences UK-USA-Australia!

September 26th 2007 10:51
You might think the English language to be the same world over in English speaking countries, but not so.

The range of variations is quite wide between say Australian English, British English and American English.
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The REAl Size Of The LOCH NESS MONSTER

September 13th 2007 10:01
Loch Ness Monster
Many people in Scotland and all over the world have been fascinated with the idea of the Loch Ness Monster and the possibility of it's existence.

It was calculated some time ago that If the Loch Ness monster truly exists, it could only be about as big as a 12 year old as there is only enough fish in the loch to feed a 31 kg (about 67 lb) creature.
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BLACK And/Or WHITE Dogs BEWARE!

September 10th 2007 12:32
Here's an ancient facts guaranteed to make your black, white or both coloured dog shiver right down to his paws.....

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During ancient times in Japan when the townspeople wanted rain, they would shoot an arrow at a black dog, and if they wanted fine weather they would shoot an arrow at a white dog.
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Weird TOILET Facts!

August 18th 2007 02:30
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1. Only 7% of homes in Afghanistan have a flush toilet, but 19% have a television.- The Week Magazine, 8/17/07

2. The odds are 1 out of 10,000 (.001%) that you will get injured by a toilet this year. - San Diego Union, 5/29/07
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Practical Bra Construction

May 1st 2007 00:30
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Imagine taking a University course on how to design and build women's bras!

All such things are possible at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University where you can do a degree in 'Bra Studies'.
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