#GetFact'd: What happened at the 2012 Olympics?
Also, where does the word “emoji” come from?
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According to the film's director, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray's character in 'Groundhog Day' relived the same day for "30 or 40 years". In fact, whatculture.com did the math and came up with 33 years and 350 days needed to account for everything we see, hear about, and all the skills he mastered.
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The word “emoji” does not originate from the word “emotion”. Emoji is Japanese for “picture character.” Eh + moji.
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At the 2012 Olympics, beach volleyball players complained because squirrels kept hiding acorns in the venue's sand.
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