Interesting Facts - Page 202

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Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Nigeria.
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Kamala Harris's father is named Donald J. Harris.
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In 1978, a Bulgarian dissident named Georgi Markov was assassinated with a "Bulgarian umbrella", an umbrella modified to inject a small poisonous pellet containing ricin.
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Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis both died on November 22, 1963, the same day as John F. Kennedy.
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There are about 200 feral hippos living in Colombia, descended from pets imported by drug lord Pablo Escobar. Unless action is taken, the population is expected to rise into the thousands by the year 2035.
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Oct 5, 2024
Credit @SirPhilippines for 1008.
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Level 73
Oct 5, 2024
Ey, we did it! Thanks Quizmaster!
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Level 51
Oct 5, 2024
That Bulgarian umbrella seems like it's straight from a James Bond movie.
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Level 68
Oct 5, 2024
Woohoo this is great. IFG for the win
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Level 65
Oct 6, 2024
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Level 68
Oct 8, 2024
Here is the link to the Interesting Facts group, where we all vote on facts to submit to the Quizmaster for consideration, if anyone's interested.

https://www.jetpunk.com/groups/invite/dwmBxr9T

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Level 61
Oct 16, 2024
This has expired
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Level 65
Oct 16, 2024
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Level 57
Oct 29, 2024
Unfortunatly that one expired too
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Level 61
Jul 24, 2025
they have expired
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Level 28
Oct 30, 2024
My birthday is on November 22.
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Level 68
Oct 31, 2024
Please don't use the IF pages for self-doxxing. That's what Twitter is for
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Level 75
Nov 1, 2024
How is this doxxing? If someone says its their birthday today, would then someone else say 'happy birthday' or 'stop doxxing yourself'
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Level 69
Nov 2, 2024
Happy birthday for yesterday!
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Level 80
Nov 28, 2024
Farrah Faucet died June 25, 2009...same day as Michael Jackson.
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Level 69
Oct 31, 2025
Sergei Prokofiev died March 5, 1953, same day as Joseph Stalin.

Due to Stalin's death, national mourning period was declared, and Prokofiev's funeral went unnoticed.