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There is an art installation on the Moon called Fallen Astronaut by Paul Van Hoeydonck. The plaque pays tribute to the men of the US and Soviet space programs who have lost their lives during space missions.
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Canada once minted a $1 million dollar coin, which was promptly stolen and never found.
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The idea that vampires die in the sun only dates back to 1922, when it was used in the ending of Nosferatu.
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When Robert Goddard, the scientist who created the first liquid-fueled rocket, theorized that rockets could reach the moon, the New York Times harshly criticized him and wrote that he “lacked the knowledge ladled out daily in high schools.” Forty-nine years later, Apollo 11 succeeded, and the NYT published a retraction.
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The White-Tailed Deer, generally considered herbivorous, have been caught on camera slurping baby birds out of their nests like candy and munching on human bones.
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While trying to recruit each other, a KGB agent and a CIA agent became friends. They knew the other was a spy, but they just didn’t talk about it.
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In 2014, a town in Arizona was terrorized by gangs of wild Chihuahuas. They chased children and defecated everywhere. They would form large groups and harass the townsfolk. Sometimes they even teamed up with larger dogs.
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Before marrying his cousin Emma Wedgwood, Charles Darwin carefully considered the pros and cons. The pros won out; they were married from 1839 until his death in 1882 and had ten children.
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