• I. In order to save the seals of the Antarctica from diseases spread by dogs, the government banned all visitors and travelers from bringing dogs to the continent. This was declared since 1994.

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• II. James Blunt once lived in Carrie Fisher’s house. He started his music career while living with her and recorded ‘Goodbye My Lover’ in her bathroom. He went on to record his whole album there.

James Hillier Blount, better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter, record producer and former British Army Officer. Blunt rose to fame in 2004 with the release of his debut album Back to Bedlam, achieving worldwide fame with the singles “You’re Beautiful” and “Goodbye My Lover”. Wikipedia

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Spouse: Sofia Wellesley (m. 2014)

Songs

You’re Beautiful

Back to Bedlam · 2004

Goodbye My Lover

Back to Bedlam · 2004

Bonfire Heart

Moon Landing · 2013

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVyggTKDcOE

 James Blunt – Goodbye My Lover [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

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• III. The largest government funded island on earth is Hart Island, which is the burial place of thousands of anonymous bodies.

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• IV. The number of people who die from being struck by lightning in Japan is the same as the number of people who die from gunshots. So, Japanese people are just as likely to die from lightning as  as they are to die by a gunshot.

WITH VIDEO FOOTAGE:

https://kotaku.com/lighting-striking-this-japanese-train-is-beautiful-and-1118809522

Below, you can see footage of the lightning storm. Skip ahead to around the 1:18 mark to see lightning strike the carriage, which caused a power outage.

As IT Media points out, minutes after the train was struck, passengerstweetedimages of inside the carriage:

KOTAKU EAST

Lightning Striking This Japanese Train Is Beautiful and Terrifying

Brian Ashcraft

8/13/13 5:20am

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• V. Research shows that Mammoths existed in some parts of the Wrangel Island just a few hundred years before the Great Pyramid of Giza was finally completed. They are said to have lived till 1650 BC.

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• VI. One of the most widespread internet security breaks was in 1999, when hackers declared that internet surfers were able to log into any Hotmail account using the password ‘eh’.