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50 Intriguing Facts about Japan and Its Culture - Fact Republic
1. In Japan, death by overwork is so common that they have a word for it, "Karoshi". Some examples of karoshi are: working 110 hours a week, working 3000 hours a year with no days off in 15 years, working 4320 hours a year, and working 34-hour shifts five times a month.
40 Interesting and Unusual Experiments - Fact Republic
01. Monster Study was an experiment designed to induce stuttering in otherwise normal-speaking orphans. Children were ridiculed & belittled. They later developed speech problems lasting entire life.
GVVRVUNTVTNEV PIER (1480-1520), FRIESIAN PIRATE AND Now would be a good time to point out that Pier was seven feet tall, carried a six-foot-long allegedly once decapitated seven enemy soldiers with one swing of his weapon. - iFunny :)
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50 Random Interesting & Cool Facts To Blow Your Mind | Fact Republic
1. Barbara Walters told Corey Feldman "you're damaging an entire industry", when he came forward about Hollywood abuse. 2. Ken Jeong would add little inside jokes into the Hangover movie to make his wife, who was battling breast cancer, laugh when she watched it.
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50 Random Facts List #57 - Fact Republic
1. In 2009, an office worker named Vicki Walker was fired for writing emails in ALL CAPS. 2. 40% of the buildings in Manhattan could not be built today. If made today, the buildings would be shorter and less dense due to the zoning code.
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Steve Jobs and Bill Gates - WTF fun facts Normally this would go under my Interesting Crap board, but this sheep looks too slaughtered for that.
40 Interesting and Unusual Experiments - Fact Republic
1. Only one of the guards of the Standford Prison Experiment (Dave Eshelman) was particularly brutal, and the more brutal he became, the more prominently he faked a southern accent. 2. An experiment was conducted on the New York subway where seated passengers were asked: "Excuse me, may I please have your seat?" 56% of them moved.