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24. The Dutch village of Giethoorn You do not have permission to view the full content of this post.
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25. A family of You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. lived in Kentucky for many generations. The Fulgates of Troublesome Creek are thought to have gained their blue skin through combination of inbreeding and a rare genetic condition known as methemoglobinemia.
26. Powerful earthquakes can You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., by moving the spin of the Earth's axis. The 2011 Japan earthquake knocked 1.8 microseconds off our days. The 2004 Sumatra quake cost us around 6.8 microseconds.
27. The first American film to You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. being flushed on screen was Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
28. Melting glaciers and icebergs make a distinctive fizzing noise known You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
29. There is a glacier called "Blood Falls" in Antarctica that regularly pours out red liquid, making it look like the ice is bleeding. (It's You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..)
30. In 2008 scientists discovered a new species of bacteria that You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
31. The top of the Eiffel Tower You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., as the metal facing the sun heats up and expands. It can move as much as 7 inches.
32. You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. was only British soldier in WWII known to have killed an enemy soldier with a longbow. "Mad Jack" insisted on going into battle armed with both a medieval bow and a claymore sword.
33. A U.S. park ranger You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. held the record for being struck by lightning the most times, having been struck — and surviving — seven times between 1942 and 1977. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot in 1983.
34. The longest musical performance in history is currently taking place in the church of St. Burchardi in Halberstadt, Germany. The You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. started on Sept. 5, 2001, and is set to finish in 2640. The last time the note changed was October 2013; the next change isn't due until 2020.
35. There's an opera house on the U.S.–Canada border where the stage is in one country and You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
36. The tiny parasite Toxoplasma gondii can only breed sexually when in the guts of a cat. To this end, when it infects rats, it changes their behaviour to make them less scared of cats.
37. The katzenklavier ("cat piano") was a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. Designed by 17th-century German scholar Athanasius Kircher, it consisted of a row of caged cats with different voice pitches, who could be "played" by a keyboardist driving nails into their tails.
38. There is a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. that spans three continents, covering much of Europe, the west coast of the U.S., and the west coast of Japan.
39. The largest snowflake ever recorded You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
40. An epidemic of laughing that lasted almost a year broke out in Tanganyika (now Tanzania) in 1962. Several thousand people were affected, across several villages. It forced a school to close. You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. — other symptoms included crying, fainting, rashes, and pain.
41. The Romans used to clean and whiten their teeth You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. Apparently it works. Please don't do it, though.
42. There are around You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in the human body. If you took them all out and laid them end to end, they'd stretch around the world more than twice. But, seriously, don't do that either.
25. A family of You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. lived in Kentucky for many generations. The Fulgates of Troublesome Creek are thought to have gained their blue skin through combination of inbreeding and a rare genetic condition known as methemoglobinemia.
26. Powerful earthquakes can You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., by moving the spin of the Earth's axis. The 2011 Japan earthquake knocked 1.8 microseconds off our days. The 2004 Sumatra quake cost us around 6.8 microseconds.
27. The first American film to You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. being flushed on screen was Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
28. Melting glaciers and icebergs make a distinctive fizzing noise known You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
29. There is a glacier called "Blood Falls" in Antarctica that regularly pours out red liquid, making it look like the ice is bleeding. (It's You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..)
30. In 2008 scientists discovered a new species of bacteria that You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
31. The top of the Eiffel Tower You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., as the metal facing the sun heats up and expands. It can move as much as 7 inches.
32. You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. was only British soldier in WWII known to have killed an enemy soldier with a longbow. "Mad Jack" insisted on going into battle armed with both a medieval bow and a claymore sword.
33. A U.S. park ranger You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. held the record for being struck by lightning the most times, having been struck — and surviving — seven times between 1942 and 1977. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot in 1983.
34. The longest musical performance in history is currently taking place in the church of St. Burchardi in Halberstadt, Germany. The You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. started on Sept. 5, 2001, and is set to finish in 2640. The last time the note changed was October 2013; the next change isn't due until 2020.
35. There's an opera house on the U.S.–Canada border where the stage is in one country and You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
36. The tiny parasite Toxoplasma gondii can only breed sexually when in the guts of a cat. To this end, when it infects rats, it changes their behaviour to make them less scared of cats.
37. The katzenklavier ("cat piano") was a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. Designed by 17th-century German scholar Athanasius Kircher, it consisted of a row of caged cats with different voice pitches, who could be "played" by a keyboardist driving nails into their tails.
38. There is a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. that spans three continents, covering much of Europe, the west coast of the U.S., and the west coast of Japan.
39. The largest snowflake ever recorded You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
40. An epidemic of laughing that lasted almost a year broke out in Tanganyika (now Tanzania) in 1962. Several thousand people were affected, across several villages. It forced a school to close. You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. — other symptoms included crying, fainting, rashes, and pain.
41. The Romans used to clean and whiten their teeth You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. Apparently it works. Please don't do it, though.
42. There are around You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in the human body. If you took them all out and laid them end to end, they'd stretch around the world more than twice. But, seriously, don't do that either.
