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Emily Blunt developed a severe stutter in childhood that speech and relaxation coaches couldn't cure. It disappeared when she spoke in an accent in a school play.
Supermarkets place fruits and vegetables at entrances to encourage healthy choices, allowing guilt-free junk food purchases later. Essentials like milk are at the back, requiring passage by tempting snacks.
The largest espionage leak in US Navy history involved a spy ring led by John A. Walker, including his son, brother, and a friend. The Navy was unaware of the network until Walker's ex-wife exposed it.
In 1988, Philly gangster Jackie DiNorscio defended himself in the longest US criminal trial, charming the jury to acquit him and 19 others of serious charges despite lacking legal experience.
In 1976, Argentina's military dictatorship kidnapped two French nuns helping families of disappeared dissidents, throwing them into the sea from a plane. Officials cruelly dubbed them "the flying nuns."
Frank Hynes evaded a one-year prison sentence by hiding inside his couch for two years. His family aided his disguise, and detectives unknowingly sat on the couch while questioning them.
After Merriam-Webster added "McJob" to their dictionary, defined as a low-paying job with little advancement opportunity, McDonald's requested its removal. Merriam-Webster stood by their definition.
Before his comedic career, Will Ferrell worked as a teller at Wells Fargo, losing nearly $600 within his first two days on the job.
Daisy Outdoor Products initially sold windmills, including complimentary BB guns. The BB guns' popularity led the company to focus solely on them, discontinuing windmills.
In 1976, Armenian finswimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan rescued 20 people from a submerged bus, diving 33 feet multiple times. He later saved more lives by running into a burning hospital.
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