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Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Each year, there are more than 40,000 toilet related injuries in the United States.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink in size.
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Gardening is said to be one of the best exercises for maintaining healthy bones.
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George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans every year.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do.
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It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill in the United States.
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It takes about 63,000 trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of The New York Times.
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King Kong was Adolf Hitler's favorite movie.
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Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived from the materials used in the tanning process.
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Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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Malcolm X's original name is Malcolm Little.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Medical research has found substances in mistletoe that can slow down tumor growth.
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Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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New York's Central Park is nearly twice the size of the entire country of Monaco.
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Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller, was the world's first billionaire.
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On average, a disposable diaper can hold up to 7 pounds of liquid.
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