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1Mormon missionaries

Mormon missionaries (The ones in the suits and backpacks) can only call home twice a year: once on Mother's Day and again on Christmas.

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2Nomenclators

Politicians in ancient Rome kept slaves named "nomenclators", whose sole job was to remind their masters of the names and pertinent details of all the different people they met.

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3Simeon II of Bulgaria

Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria, who ruled from 1943 to 1946 as a child, and was overthrown after the World War 2, was later elected Prime Minister of Bulgaria in 2001. He is the only monarch to have become the head of government through democratic elections in European history.

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4Tellurium

Consuming even 15 milligrams of the chemical element Tellurium can cause your sweat and breath to smell like garlic for up to 8 months.

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5Guarding Relics

In medieval times, there was a real fear that some people would kill holy men and women to sell off their body parts as relics. Guards even had had to watch over mortally ill holy men and women to prevent their body parts being sold soon as they died.

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6Volkswagen Ig Prize

Volkswagen won the 2016 Ig Nobel Chemistry prize “for solving the problem of excessive automobile pollution emissions by automatically, electromechanically producing fewer emissions whenever the cars are being tested.”

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7Mike Tyson’s Record

Claiming his first belt at 20 years, four months, and 22 days old, Mike Tyson holds the record as the youngest boxer ever to win a heavyweight title.

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8Cheating & Heart Attacks

While sudden heart attacks during sex are rare, most of them happen to men who are cheating on their wives.

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9Sorrell Booke's Academic Achievements

Sorrell Booke, famous for his role as Boss Hogg in "Dukes of Hazzard," possessed an impressive academic background. He had attended both Columbia and Yale, was proficient in five languages, and had served as a counterintelligence officer during the Korean War.

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10Julie Dawn Cole's Scar

In 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' (1971), Veruca Salt has a bloody knee in the Chocolate Room scene. Her actress, Julie Dawn Cole, cut it on the sharp rock while filming the "egg-breaking" scene. She still has a scar from the injury today.

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