Interesting Facts
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More than 10% of the world's salt is used to de-ice American roads.
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More than 50% of Americans fall asleep on their sides.
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More than 6,000 people with pillow-related injuries check into U.S. emergency rooms every year!
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Most lipstick contains fish scales!
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Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration.
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No matter its size or thickness, no piece of paper can be folded in half more than 8 times.
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No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half!
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Oak trees can live 200 or more years.
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On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
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Pollen can travel up to 500 miles in a day.
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Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.
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Recycling one glass jar, saves enough energy to watch T.V for 3 hours!
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Seaweed can grow up to 12 inches per day!
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SONY was originally called 'Totsuken'.
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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The 'L.L.' in L.L. Bean stands for 'Leon Leonwood'.
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The ashes of the average cremated person weigh nine pounds.
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The average American uses eight times as much fuel energy as an average person anywhere else in the world.
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The Bank of America was originally the Bank of Italy!
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The best diamonds are colored blue-white.
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