Interesting Facts
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All the gold ever mined could be molded into a cube 60 feet high and 60 feet wide.
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Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world.
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An iceberg contains more heat than a lit match.
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An olive tree can live up to 1,500 years!
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An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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Babies are born without knee caps.
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Babies start dreaming even before they're born.
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Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
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Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
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Blue eyes are the most sensitive to light, dark brown the least sensitive.
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By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.
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Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.
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Contrary to popular belief, hair does not grow back darker and thicker after it has been shaved.
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Diamonds mined in Brazil are harder than those found in Africa.
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During his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair.
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Each 5 m.p.h. you drive over 60 m.p.h. is like paying an additional $.10 a gallon for gas!
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Each day, more than $40 Trillion Dollars changes hands worldwide.
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Each year, more than 50,000 people are injured by jewelry in the U.S.
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Extremely high pressured water can easily cut through a steel beam.
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Hong Kong has more Rolls Royces per person than anywhere else in the world.
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