Sandy Island, a land mass about the size of Manhattan, has been on world maps for over 100 years. In 2012, scientists set out to explore the land mass but couldn’t find it. An Australian later published an obituary for the island.
The duffel bag gets its name from the town of Duffel, Belgium, where the cloth used in the bags was originally sold.
For one day in 1998, Topeka, Kansas, renamed itself “ToPikachu” to mark Pokemon’s U.S. debut.
After OutKast sang “Shake it like a Polaroid picture,” Polaroid released this statement: “Shaking or waving can actually damage the image.”
There really was a Captain Morgan. He was a Welsh pirate who later became the lieutenant governor of Jamaica.
The mummy of Ramesses II was issued a passport to France. Occupation listed as “King (Deceased)”.
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