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Some interesting facts

• Park Ranger Roy Sullivan was hit by lightning seven times (estimated as a 1 in 10 octillion chance), even once reporting that he "saw a cloud following him and tried to run away but was struck." He later committed suicide.

• In the ancient Olympics, only men of Greek heritage were allowed to participate, a requirement so stringent that it almost prevented Alexander The Great from participating. 

• Barry Allen's father in 'The Flash' (2015) is the same actor who played the flash in the original 1990's show. 

• Yale University was successful largely because of Jeremiah Dummer, but the trustees of the school did not want it known by the name "Dummer College" opting to name it after Elihu Yale instead.

• The usage of the word "Juggernaut" originated as an allegorical reference to the Hindu temple cars/chariots from the Jagannath Template in Puri, which crushed devotees under their wheels.

• Russel Brand was able to claim 22 million dollars after he divorced Katy Perry, but chose not to for moral reasons.

• There is a volcano in Indonesia that erupts blue lava.

• Just before he was killed in a drive-by shooting, rapper Tupac Shakur (AKA 2pac) was supposed to audition for a role as Mace Windu in Star Wars Episode I.

• Franklin Pierce was the first U.S. President to recite his inauguration address entirely from memory.The speech was 3,329 words long. 

• The U. S. Constitution contains no express right to privacy.

• A dog from Maryland accidentally ran a half marathon and raised $13,000 for charity!

• A narwhal's 'horn' is actually a single large tusk, technically meaning it's a giant tooth.

• There is a language called Griko that is a hybrid of Greek and Italian and is spoken by roughly 20,000 people in southern Italy.

• The capital of Mongolia was only settled permanently after changing location 28 times, each location chosen ceremonially.

• One of the largest frogs in the world is named " Mountain Chicken"