Interesting Facts
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The best recorded distance for projectile vomiting is 27 feet.
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The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million.
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The cruise liner, 'Queen Elizabeth 2', moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
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The face of a penny can hold about thirty drops of water.
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The first household refrigerators cost about $16,000, in today's money!
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The glue on Israeli stamps is certified kosher.
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The largest diamond ever found was an astounding 3,106 carats!
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The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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The most collected calls are made on Father's Day.
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The name Joshua is Hebrew for 'Jesus'.
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The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop!
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The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia.
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The odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers were originally called the Pirates.
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The song 'Strawberry Fields Forever', sung by the Beatles, refers to an orphanage located in Liverpool.
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The streets of Victor, Colorado, once a gold rush town, are paved with low-grade gold.
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The symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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The weight of air in a milk glass is about the same as the weight of one aspirin tablet.
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The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9000 years old!
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There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
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