100 Mind-Blowing Curse Facts

William Shakespeare had a curse engraved on his tombstone to prevent anyone from moving his bones.

You’re not allowed to swear if playing in Wimbledon. Because of this, line judges have to learn curse words in every language.

Swearing can relieve pain. A Keele University study revealed that volunteers who used profanity could endure pain 50% longer than those who did not curse.

Cartoonist Mort Walker, the creator of Beetle Bailey, came up with names for the things we often see in comics and cartoons: “briffit” is the dust cloud a character makes when he runs away quickly; “plewds” are the beads of sweat when a character is under duress; and “grawlix” are symbols such as “#@*%” that stand in for curse words.

There Are 1.4 Billion $2 Bills Still in Circulation: The first $2 bills were printed in 1862. Although they originally featured Alexander Hamilton, they were later redesigned to feature Thomas Jefferson. The bills are still in circulation – 1.4 billion of them in fact – and are considered to be the rarest currency denomination in the U.S. Some people believed $2 bills were bad luck and would rip off the corners of the bill to “reverse the curse,” making them unusable.

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