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One of the most rewarding aspects of mastering a new skill is sharing that knowledge with others. While some facts are strange and beautiful, while others are completely worthless. There is a whole category of trivia that is so fantastic that you can't help but ask everyone you encounter, 'Did you know this?!' These are the facts that will amaze you and your friends, ranging from why grapes catch fire in the microwave to how long it takes the typical animal to urinate.

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Nevermind dethroned the King of Pop by topping the charts.

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Geffen had low hopes for Nevermind.

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Despite its humble beginnings, soap has managed to establish an empire.

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Soap has progressed from a simple cleanser to a drab daytime drama.

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One of the most effective marketing campaigns in history began with a blunder.

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A town once dedicated to soap production still exists today.

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"Soapy" the gangster Smith got his moniker from his infamous soap scam.

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Soap and dynamite have a long history together.

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Witchcraft, contrary to popular belief, is not Satanism.

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Contrary to popular belief, Halloween is not the only occasion when all the witches emerge.

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Nevermind wasn't always going to be the title of the album.

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Nevermind was released alongside several other classic albums on the same day.

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High taxes inevitably resulted in shady soap-making activities.

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Soap production is used to cause fuel shortages and jeopardize the affordability of candles.

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It is possible that early soaps were not used for cleaning.

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The use of soap-like substances dates back to around 2800 BCE in Ancient Babylon

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Wicca is a new witchcraft-based religious movement

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Malleus Maleficarum: the witch-hunting manual that became the gospel of every witch-hunter.

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"To convict someone of witchcraft, no solid evidence was required. "

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Both men and women practise witchcraft.

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A school district in California considered prohibiting the use of Merriam-Collegiate Webster's Dictionary.

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Urban Dictionary profits from its status as a slang haven.

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There are a lot of strange dictionaries out there.

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Short stories can be created using dictionary sample sentences.

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The Oxford English Dictionary requires your assistance.

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Fake words do occasionally make their way into dictionaries.

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For the Oxford English Dictionary, J.R.R. Tolkien researched the word etymologies.