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At their closest point, Russia and the U.S. are only 2.5 miles apart. -
Bhutan has a stamp that can be played on a record player. -
160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the worlds widest road. -
Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously. -
It takes about 4 hours to hard boil an ostrich egg. -
The first Hard Rock Cafe opened in June 1971 in London, England. The first restaurant had eclectic decor, but it eventually started displaying memorabilia.
The HRC eventually started expanding in 1982 and it now has 145 restaurants. In March 2007, the Seminole Tribe of Florida purchased Hard Rock Cafe International Inc. And all related entities for almost $1 billion!
Inspite of such popularity, they do not franchise them in the US. -
![Ancient legends claim that when a loved one or friend appears in your dreams, it's because that person misses you.]()
Upload to Facebook Ancient legends claim that when a loved one or friend appears in your dreams, it's because that person misses you. -
The sudden jerk one experiences sometimes when slipping in a dream while half asleep is called a "Hypnic Jerk". -
Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled by feather. -
British poet and critic Edith Sitwell would lie down in an open coffin for several minutes to focus her mind. Nothing wrong with clearing your head, but the fact that she had a coffin lying around to do it from is a little... eccentric.
