| Category
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Name
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What They Are
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| Miscellaneous
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Raymond Robinson (Green Man)
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| List of animals with fraudulent diplomas
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A brilliant satire of diploma mills
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| Museum of Broken Relationships
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A real museum in Zagreb dedicated to love’s relics
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| Lawnchair Larry flight
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A man who took to the skies using a lawn chair and helium balloons
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| List of inventors killed by their own inventions
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Morbid but compelling read
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| List of common misconceptions
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Entertaining, surprisingly deep
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| Emu War
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Australia declared war on emus... and lost
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| Exploding whale
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Yes, the infamous Oregon event where dynamite was used (badly) to dispose of a whale carcass
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| Mary Toft
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Woman who claimed to have given birth to rabbits in 1726
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| Grigori Rasputin
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Mad monk, mystic, and political enigma
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| Triboulet
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Court jester to French kings; remembered for wit and historical anecdotes
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| Nzambi Matee
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Kenyan engineer and environmentalist creating building materials from plastic waste
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| Edith Cummings
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American golfer and socialite, one of the inspirations for Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby
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| Cosmic latte
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The average color of the universe, as calculated by astronomers
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| Phineas Gage
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19th-century railroad worker who survived a frontal lobe injury; case study in neuroscience
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| Bohemian Grove
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Mysterious private club and gathering site for influential men
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| Mictlāntēcutli
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Aztec god of the dead and the underworld
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| Abuwtiyuw
|
An ancient Egyptian dog with the earliest known pet funeral
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| Ken Allen |
An orangutan famous for his escape attempts at the San Diego Zoo
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| Nils Olav |
A king penguin who serves as a mascot and colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian Guard
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| William Windsor (goat)
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A goat.
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| Action Park
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An infamously dangerous theme park.
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| Winchester Mystery House
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Strange house
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| Water intoxication
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| Voynich manuscript
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15th-century codex in an unknown script
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| Codex Gigas
|
13th-century manuscript
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| Milnesium tardigradum |
Species of tardigrade capable of surviving in space
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| Ego Leonard |
Giant minifigure
|
| Hevisaurus |
Finnish heavy metal band aimed at children
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| Utsuro-bune
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Legendary object that washed ashore in Japan in 1803
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| Alibi-ya |
Service that provides fake bosses for weddings or other events
|
| 1936 Summer Olympics |
Held in Nazi Germany
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| Nazi UFOs |
Nazi attempts to create advanced aircraft. See also: Foo fighter
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| Time Cube |
A controversial and eccentric "theory" about time and reality
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| Society 5.0 |
Japanese concept of a super-smart society
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| Zhang Shuhong
|
Chinese businessman who committed suicide after finding his company was using dangerous paints on toys.
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| Albert Fish
|
A notorious serial killer, cannibal
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| Cadaver Synod
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897 posthumous trial of Pope Formosus
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| Eremina desertorum
|
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| Other terrestrial and pagophilic animals
|
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| Jonathan (tortoise)
|
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| Harriet (tortoise)
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| Aum Shinrikyo
|
cult responsible for the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack. See also: Shoko Asahara
|
| Golf Legends
|
Mickey Wright |
Renowned professional golfer, often considered one of the greatest female golfers of all time, from San Diego
|
| Tony Manero (golfer) |
Professional golfer and winner of the 1935 U.S. Open
|
| Bobby Jones (golfer) |
Amateur golfer and founder of Augusta National Golf Club and The Masters Tournament
|
| Payne Stewart |
Professional golfer known for his attire and U.S. Open win in 1999
|
| Gene Sarazen |
Golfing legend credited with inventing the sand wedge
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| Seve Ballesteros |
Spanish golfer and Ryder Cup hero
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| Byron Nelson |
Golfer famous for his 11 consecutive PGA Tour wins in 1945
|
| Harvey Penick |
Renowned golf instructor and author of *Harvey Penick's Little Red Book*
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| Ben Crenshaw |
Two-time Masters champion
|
| Arnold Palmer |
Umbrella
|
| Tommy Armour |
Professional golfer and inventor of golf equipment
|
| Gary Player |
Big Three"
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| Billy Casper |
American golfer and two-time U.S. Open champion from San Diego
|
| Gene Littler |
American golfer known for his amazing swing from San Diego
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| Ben Hogan |
Legendary golfer and one of the greatest players in history
|
| Tom Kite |
Professional golfer
|
| Ted Ray (golfer) |
Known for his long drives
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| Tom Watson (golfer) |
American golfer and eight-time major champion
|
| Philosophers and Philosophy
|
Plato |
Ancient Greek philosopher
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| Epictetus |
Stoic philosopher emphasizing reason and inner freedom
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| Aristotle |
Ancient Greek philosopher and student of Plato
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| The Republic (Plato) |
Philosophical dialogue about justice and the ideal state
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| Socrates |
Ancient Greek philosopher
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| Virgil |
1st-century-BC Roman poet
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| Voltaire |
Philosopher and writer, critical of religion and government
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| Albert Camus |
Existentialist philosopher and writer
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| Historical Events
|
The Day the Music Died
|
Plane crash leading to the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper"
|
| Ancient Greek philosophy |
Cultural movement
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| Ancient Rome |
Civilization in law, government, and architecture
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| The Enlightenment |
Intellectual and cultural movement
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| Industrial Revolution |
Period of rapid technological
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| Renaissance |
Cultural and artistic movement marking the transition from the Middle Ages
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| Operation Northwoods
|
A declassified U.S. Department of Defense false flag proposal from 1962
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| Historical Leaders
|
Nero |
Roman Emperor
|
| Porfirio Díaz |
Mexican general and long-serving president
|
| Marcus Aurelius |
Roman Emperor and philosopher,
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| Napoleon Bonaparte |
French military leader and emperor
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| Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson |
British naval commander known for his victories in the Napoleonic Wars
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| Joan of Arc |
French folk heroine and saint who led the army to victory during the Hundred Years' War
|
| The Art of War |
Ancient Chinese military treatise by Sun Tzu
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