These 12 Mind-Blowing Facts Sound Completely Made Up But Are Actually 100% True

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In 1971, the iconic Nike Swoosh was designed by Carolyn Davidson, a graphic design student at Portland State University. She was paid $35 for her design, but would later get 500 shares of stock.

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Two years after the Titanic disaster, another tragedy struck at sea when the Empress of Ireland sank, killing 1,012 people on board. The ship sank in the St. Lawrence River in 1914 and is often referred to as “Canada’s Titanic” due to the scale of the loss of life.

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I Love Lucy was partly created to save Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s marriage.

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Ranch dressing was invented by a plumber and his wife, who later ended up buying a ranch called Hidden Valley.

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Joan Crawford’s name was picked from a write-in contest, and she hated it.

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Kurt Russell was a witness to one of the largest mass UFO sightings ever: the Phoenix Lights.

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The first 7-Eleven stores got their name from the hours they were open.

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TRL was actually a combination of two shows that had run in the summer of ’98: Total Request and The Carson Daly Show.

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And lastly, a Twitter user invented the hashtag. It was created by Chris Messina, a tech product designer who ran an internet consulting company.