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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Sam's Believe It Or Not! Weird Facts That Are Totally True!

It’s illegal to run out of gas on the Autobahn Running out of gas on Germany’s fast-speed highway is against the law because it’s seen as a preventable circumstance. Stopping on the autobahn, even driving over the shoulder, is prohibited unless it’s an absolute emergency. Tom Hanks and Mr. Rogers... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Sam's Believe It Or Not! Weird Facts That Are Totally True!

Two-stick Popsicles were created to make your dollar stretch During the Great Depression, the Popsicle® company debuted the two-stick ice pop so people could get more bang for their buck, or rather, five cents. A barber in India cuts hair with fire Nazim Ali, a haircutter in New Delhi, has been... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 16, 2026

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The oldest piece of cake is nearly 4,000 years old Go to the Alimentarium food museum in Vevey, Switzerland, and you’ll be able to see the world’s oldest slice of cake, according to Guinness World Records. Discovered in an ancient Egyptian tomb in 1913, the cake consists of two slices of wheat... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 15, 2026

A game show dare inspired a town to change its name Hot Springs, N.M. was renamed Truth or Consequences in 1950 after the popular NBC radio game show hatched a publicity scheme. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the show, host Ralph Edwards wondered if there might be a town in the U.S. who “liked... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 13, 2026

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People once took tomato pills as medicine Back in the 1800s, a medical tomato craze occurred in the U.S., thanks in part to an Ohio physician, Dr. John Cook Bennett, who claimed tomatoes could ease or cure a multitude of ailments, including diarrhea, indigestion, cholera, jaundice and “violent... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 12, 2026

Sam's Believe It Or Not! Weird Facts That Are Totally True!

The creation of the tea bag was an accident Back in 1904, an American tea trader named Thomas Sullivan shipped tea samples to Europe in little silk pouches so they wouldn’t get mixed up during the voyage. When the recipients got them, they mistakenly dipped the bags into boiling water, and voila,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Sam's Believe It Or Not! Weird Facts That Are Totally True!

A dentist invented the electric chair This is one of those weird history facts you may not know. In 1881, Alfred P. Southwick, a dentist in Buffalo, N.Y., witnessed a freak accident where an intoxicated man was electrocuted by touching a live generator terminal. It sparked an idea of how... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Sam's Believe It Or Not! Weird Facts That Are Totally True!

First-time tourists to Paris can be so disappointed, they get sick Get a load of this strange, odd fact: When visiting Paris for the first time fails to live up to someone’s high expectations, it can bring on something called the Paris Syndrome. A real psychological condition, Paris Syndrome can... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 9, 2026

Sam's Believe It Or Not! Weird Facts That Are Totally True!

Martin Luther King Jr. paid Julia Roberts’ hospital bill There are a lot of out of interesting facts about Martin Luther King Jr., but this one is definitely up there. Back in 1967, MLK Jr. and Coretta Scott King covered the cost of Julia Roberts’ hospital birth. It turns out Roberts’ parents... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 8, 2026

Sam's Believe It Or Not! Weird Facts That Are Totally True!

The Beatles officially broke up at Disney World Although they had unofficially gone their separate ways in 1970, The Beatles’ legal dissolution didn’t occur until December 29, 1974, when John Lennon signed the official paperwork while vacationing at Walt Disney World. New York City restaurant sells... Sign in to see full entry.

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