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So, do you remember the movie from Walt Disney “Moana”? Well, in Italy they had to change the name of the movie into “Ocenia”. Why is that, you may ask. Well, it seems they were too scared about what little Italian children could find on Google while searching for “Moana”. In fact, Moana Pozzi is a very famous Italian pornstar and the first results in Italy are always connected to her!
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Thanks for this! I’m speaking to my Italian friend now. He confirmed what you said n also shared that another porn star was voted into Parliament!
Yep, totally true 😂
I’ve tried to google Moana myself, and… I’m disappointed 🤣
Which Moana did you find?😂
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Crickets tell you the temperature. (In Fahrenheit)
Simply count the number of times a cricket chirps in a 15-second period and add 37 to that number. That's the ambient temperature, which for some reason crickets like to talk about all the time.
Sauce: https://entomology.unl.edu/k12/crickets/temperature.htm
The Empire State Building has it's own zip code (10118)
The original name for London was Troia Nova ("New Troy")
Why did they give it a portuguese name? 🤔
I thinks it’s Latin, actually.
Maybe it is, Portuguese is a Latin language but I never thought that these two words were exactly equal.
The Four Corners is the only spot in the US where you can stand in four states at once: Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.
Did you know that Canada and Hong Kong are among the top 10 countries/territories with the highest number of BTC ATMs? Just that BTC ATMs are usually located at convenience stores (and weed dispensaries) in Canada and laundromats in Hong Kong.
Did you know that Canada and Hong Kong are among the top 10 countries/territories with the highest number of BTC ATMs? Just that BTC ATMs are usually located at convenience stores (and weed dispensaries) in Canada and laundromats in Hong Kong.
To determine the amount of time left before sunset you can hold out your hand at arms length, with your palm open and fingers held out straight and touching. Measure from the horizon to the bottom of the sun with your hands. Each finger is fifteen minutes until sunset.
90% of earths population lives in the northern hemisphere
The most expensive pizza in history was estimated 10000 Bitcoin
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. A shrimp's heart is in its head. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky
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Space smells like Texas?
I have a hard time to believe this.
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Fair enough. This immediately came to my mind: