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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/leo-the-lion

The Lion of Gripsholm Castle is a famously badly-stuffed lion. But how did the taxidermist get it so wrong?

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/walt-disney-smoker

There is something very strange about photographs of Walt Disney. What did the park try to hide for years?

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/hammersmith-ghost

The mysterious ghost who terrorized the residents of a London village. The hysteria that followed didn't end well.

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/angels-glow

Why did some wounded soldiers glow in the dark during the Civil War? It would take 139 years and two teens to find out the truth about "Angel's Glow"

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

"If you see me, weep": Throughout Europe, very old stones with this message can be found in rivers. Can you guess their purpose?

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/rent-strike

Women used to be placed as sentries in Glasgow housing blocks. For landlords, their ringing bell was reason to feel... uncomfortable.

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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/john-thompson

In 1913, John Thompson showed up at his own wake. His father's reaction was a little surprising...

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/bill-morgan-lottery

The man who died and then won the lottery twice. The timing of the second win was unbelievable.

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/broadmoor-sirens

In 1952, 13 sirens were installed in a group of English villages. To hear them go off was every villager's worst nightmare.

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/percy-spencer

The man who invented the microwave had no formal education: A lesson in curiosity and the discovery of a melted chocolate bar.

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/carlton-tavern

There is something truly unique about this London pub. Can you guess when it was built?

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/teen-hot-dog-stand

In 2018, authorities received a complaint about a hot-dog stand. When they arrived, they made a surprising decision.

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