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Angelina Jolie once considered hiring a hitman to take her life, believing that her murder would be less traumatic for her family than if she ended her life through suicide. The hitman persuaded her to reconsider by suggesting she wait a month.
As of June 2025, the largest fast food chain worldwide is not McDonald's, but Mixue, a Chinese ice cream and boba tea shop, which has more locations globally than any other brand.
The Good Conduct Medal is awarded to US military personnel who maintain a spotless record, free of non-judicial punishments, disciplinary issues, or court-martial offenses, for three consecutive years.
During the filming of "Fitzcarraldo" in 1982, director Werner Herzog and actor Klaus Kinski had intense disputes in the Amazon Rainforest. The Machiguenga tribe's chief, whose people were extras, offered to eliminate Kinski, but Herzog refused as he needed him to finish the movie.
Bees can get drunk, and when they do, the guard bees notice during their waggle dance. These guards may punish the inebriated bees, sometimes even breaking their legs to set an example.
As of June 2025, over 80% of people worldwide have never flown on an airplane.
St. Lawrence was executed by being roasted on a hot gridiron. Defiantly, he quipped, "Turn me over—I'm done on this side!" He is now the patron saint of comedians and cooks.
James Bond creator Ian Fleming worked as the foreign manager for The Sunday Times, with a contract allowing him two months annually in Jamaica to escape the winter. During these breaks, he dedicated three hours a day to writing.
In 1990, 17-year-old Brian Jewell, uncomfortable with scaring people at a haunted hayride in Lakewood, New Jersey, replaced a skeleton in a noose. Tragically, he accidentally hanged himself, and spectators mistook it for part of the act, resulting in his accidental death.
Endal, a service dog, saved his disabled owner after he was knocked unconscious. The Labrador Retriever placed him in a recovery position, covered him with a blanket, retrieved his mobile phone, and only left to seek help once the owner regained consciousness.
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