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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/suitcase-thief

Thefts were plaguing a Spanish airport bus, but nobody could've guessed the unlikely culprit Clue: It wasn't an animal... Prepare to be surprised!

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/if-day

This photo shows a 1942 Nazi invasion of Canada. Fighter planes flew overhead and politicians were taken prisoner... and $3.2 million was made.

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/forgetting-stones

Hundreds of these stones line the coast of Japan. They carry a stark warning. What are the 'forgetting stones'?

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/titanic-sea-burial

Why were some Titanic victims buried at sea? Only one in five of the victims were ever found.

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/broken-arrow

The term "broken arrow" will send shivers down your spine. But what exactly does the phrase refer to?

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/the-hum

Can you hear "the hum"? Only 2% of the world's population can hear the mysteriously maddening noise

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/beefsteak-dog

In 1908, a French dog became a hero for saving multiple children from drowning. But all was not as it seemed

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/the-isolator

In 1925, Hugo Gernsback invented 'The Isolator'. Can you guess what it was for?

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/flea-circus

Flea circuses were a popular form of entertainment in 19th century Europe, featuring fleas dressed as humans and pulling chariots.

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/winter-of-discontent

This was a real scene from a very famous city in 1979. What was the "Winter of Discontent"?

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/locust-plague-1874

In 1874, the blue skies over the Great Plains turned black. What was in the sky that weighed over 27 million tons and "ate everything but the mortgage"?

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/plebeian-revolt

In ancient Rome, the working class would occasionally leave the city en masse. But where were they going?

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/wallpaper-cleaner


Which popular children's toy started off as a wallpaper cleaner? It was intended to remove coal residue.

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/baltic-way

In 1989, two million people held hands in a single line measuring nearly 700km. Which three countries did they cover?

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/canneto-di-caronia

In 2003, objects kept bursting into flames in this Italian village. What was causing the spontaneous fires?

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