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    In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!
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    Sunflowers can be used to clean up radioactive waste.
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    The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
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    Coins usually survive in circulation for about 30 years.
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    In 1976, an underachieving Princeton junior undergraduate wrote a term paper detailing how to make a nuclear bomb. He got an "A", but never got his paper back because it was seized by the FBI.
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    The longest Monopoly game in history lasted 70 straight days.
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    Increased Creativity
    Increased Creativity
    Research has found that you're more likely to have a creative epiphany when you're doing something monotonous, like fishing, exercising, or showering.
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    When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.
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