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@snowcone Fact: In Victorian England, a commoner was not allowed to look directly at the Queen, due to a belief at the time that the poor had the ability to steal thoughts. Science now believes that less than 4% of poor people are able to do this.
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@snowcone Fact: 89% of magic tricks are not magic. Technically, they are sorcery.
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@snowcone Fact: William Shakespeare did not exist. His plays were masterminded in 1589 by Francis Bacon, who used a Ouija board to enslave play-writing ghosts.
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@snowcone Fact: At some point in their lives 1 in 6 children will be abducted by the Dutch.
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@snowcone Fact: Pants were invented by sailors in the sixteenth century to avoid Poseidon's wrath. It was believed that the sight of naked sailors angered the sea god.
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@ceruleanspark This has been Children's Fun Fact Science Corner.
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