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The person who plays Finch in American Pie voices Barry from American Dad!
 
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There's a planet in which the star has transmitted so much pressure onto it that the former gas giant of carbon that it has turned completely into diamond (which can happen to underground carbon on earth after many many years). If we harvested it, its worth in American Dollars would be in the nonillions. Think about that.
 
Do you know who Guru Laghima is?

He was airbender that lived 4000 years ago. You know how I know about him? Because Zaheer would never shut up about him.
 
In 2007, 170 Swiss troops accidentally invaded Liechtenstein after getting lost during a training exercise.
 
Nobody knows who invented the fire hydrant. The patent records were destroyed in a fire.
 
The man who played Nicholas Van Orton's father in the movie The Game is in real life 11 years younger than Michael Douglas, who plays Nicholas in the movie.

Nicholas's father is played by the same fellow who voiced the dragon Paarthurnax from the popular video game Skyrim.

He did other video game roles too like The Cat in the Hat in a few educational Dr. Seuss games

and he was Shakespeare and Beethoven in the game Carmen Sandiego's Chase Through Time
 
During WWII, Japan had occupied some Aleutian Islands, including Kiska. In August 1943, the military forces of United States and Canada launched an operation (called Operation Cottage) to retake the islands. Eventuually, the islands were retaken, but it took 32 deaths and 300 casualties in general.
But here's the twist. Two weeks prior, Japan had left the island. The deaths and casualties were from friendly fire, difficult terrain and Japanese mines.
 
In 1967, a brand of foot powder won the mayoral elections of the Ecuadorian town of Picoazá
Wikipedia said:
Some of the slogans used included "Vote for any candidate, but if you want well-being and hygiene, vote for Pulvapies", and "For Mayor: Honorable Pulvapies
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Snopes confirms this
 
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