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In Japan, they have “Cheeseburger” and “Pepsi” flavored Cheetos.

Trying the Pepsi Cheetos, The Takeout’s Josh Modell wrote: “They’re sweet, but crunchy, and they gently fizz on your tongue. There’s a hint of lime flavor at the beginning, then the slight fizz, then the unmistakable flavor of flat cola.”

And the Cheeseburger Cheetos?  "They are not good at all. I think the flavor attempt is ketchup and American cheese, but there’s nothing but yuck here.”

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The letter “Q” is the only letter in the alphabet that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name.

You’ll find a Z (Arizona), a J (New Jersey), and even two X’s (New Mexico and Texas)—but not a single Q.

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‘The Three Musketeers’ candy bar got its name because each package originally came with three bars: vanilla, strawberry and chocolate.

The candy was introduced in 1932 with the three flavors.  In 1945, it became a single bar made with all chocolate. It was marketed as the candy bar that was so big it could be shared with two friends.

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Simon Cowell was arrested at age 12 for hijacking a bus with a toy gun.

The American Idol and The X Factor judge said that he used a toy pistol to get a free ride.  

“I put a gun – I shouldn’t even be saying this – it was a pretend gun and we said to the bus driver ‘Take us to Watford!’. He literally did not stop from Radlett to Watford.  We were thrown in these cells and eventually this policeman came in and said, ‘Where did you get the guns?’ And I said, ‘A toy shop, they’re pea guns.’”

“My mum and dad came in and my mum was actually worse than the police… she was furious with me,” he added.

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Shakira's teacher told her she had a bad voice and banned her from the school choir.

Her teacher wouldn't let her join the school choir, and her classmates said she sounded like a goat. Now, she's one of the world's top-selling artists.

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If you Google search ‘askew’ the page will tilt.  Also, if you type ‘do a barrel roll’, it will do one.

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The‘Bio-Bus’ in the UK is powered by human poop.

This bus is the latest invention to demonstrate that human waste can be a valuable source of green energy.

In the U.K., human waste is already used to heat thousands of homes. Experts estimate that bio-methane produced from sewage could replace around 10% of the U.K.'s domestic gas needs if the nation's waste is used at full capacity.

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The weekly food ration for two people, UK, 1943.

This photo shows the amounts of butter, milk, bacon, lard, sugar, cheese, tea and jam received by two people per week in Britain. Most controversial was bread; it was not rationed until after the war ended.

Fresh vegetables and fruit were not rationed, but supplies were limited. Lemons and bananas became unobtainable for most of the war. Oranges continued to be sold, but greengrocers customarily reserved them for children and pregnant women.

Some time after the war, restrictions were lifted and on June 30, 1954, meat stopped being rationed. That December, shop windows were piled high with sweets.

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‘Nomophobia’ is the fear of being without your cell phone or being out of mobile phone contact.

The term is an abbreviation for “no-mobile-phone phobia,” which was coined during a 2010 study by the UK Post Office. They used YouGov, a research organization, to look at anxieties suffered by mobile phone users. The study found that nearly 53 percent of mobile phone users tend to be anxious when they “lose their mobile phone, run out of battery or credit, or have no network coverage.” 

In the United States, one in five people would rather go without shoes for a week than take a break from their phone.

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In Texas, there is a town named ‘Earth’ and it’s the only town on earth officially named Earth.

As of the census of 2010, only 1,065 people on the planet Earth can say that Earth is their home.

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#1 on the ‘10 Most Expensive Celebrity Purchases’ is Donald Trump’s gold plated jet purchased for $100 million.

Donald Trump bought a Boeing 757 from Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, that is not an ordinary jet. Twice the size of Trump’s original 727, this craft has room for up to 230 passengers. The plane is covered in a 24 carat gold right down to the buckles of the seat belt.

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In ads, iPhones are always set to 9:41.

According to Scott Forstall, former iOS chief, the reason connects to the moment when the product was unveiled. 

"We design the keynotes so that the big reveal of the product happens around 40 minutes into the presentation," Forstall said. "When the big image of the product appears on screen, we want the time shown to be close to the actual time on the audience's watches."

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Studies have shown that people take longer leaving a parking spot when someone is waiting for it.

"People as well as animals behave territoriality when food, sexual partners, water and children are necessary to the survival of the species and it makes sense to defend it," says Ruback, who specializes in studying human behavior in relation to public territory. "The thing about a parking space is, what kind of sense does it make to try and stay in a space that you are trying to leave?"

Three studies showed that drivers leaving a public parking space are territorial even when such behavior is contrary to their goal of leaving.

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U2 rocker Bono once paid $1,500 to have his hat flown to him in Italy.

The singer was panic-stricken when he discovered he had left his prized trilby hat behind after arriving in Modena for opera star Luciano Pavarotti’s charity concert and immediately arranged for it to be flown to him. 

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There is a 51% chance that a flipped coin will land on the side that it was facing when flipped.

A study on coin tosses reveals that the "randomness" of a toss is actually weighted towards the side of the coin that's facing up when a flip begins.