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Is it true that a comedian dressed as the Joker is running for local elections in Japan?

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Is it true that the dogs in Dzerzhinsk turned blue due to chemicals?

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Is it true that the popularity of diamond engagement rings is due to De Beers advertisers?

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Is it true that the sale of Kinder surprises is prohibited in the USA?

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Is it true that in 1914, on the fields of the First World War, a Christmas truce took place with songs and treats?

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Is it true that in Italy they throw old furniture from balconies on New Year’s Day?

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Is it true that Everest has “grown” by almost a meter recently?

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Is it true that cosmonaut Alexei Leonov painted the icon?

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Is it true that Churov’s 146% in the State Duma elections was a technical error?

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Is it true that Leo Tolstoy was anathematized?

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Is the famous portrait of Commander Vitus Bering really a portrait of his uncle?

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