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A dime has 118 ridges around the edge, a quarter has 119.
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A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine.
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A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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About twenty-five percent of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.
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Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both epileptic.
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All babies are color blind when they are born.
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Americans did not commonly use forks until after the Civil War.
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An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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An apple, potato, and onion all taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged.
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'!
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Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country.
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers.
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Babies' eyes do not produce tears until the baby is approximately six to eight weeks old.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Before toilet paper was invented, French royalty wiped their bottoms with fine linen.
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Business.com is currently the most expensive domain name sold for $7.5 million.
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Buttermilk does not contain any butter.
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By partially filling saucers with vinegar and distributing the saucers around a room, you can eliminate odors.
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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Children are more allergic to cockroaches than they are to cats!
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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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Common pesticides such as roach, termite, and flea insecticide can be found in the bodies of majority of Americans.
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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