On average, every dollar bill you touch has over 3,000 different types of bacteria.
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The full moon causes a tidal wave to roll up the Amazon river once in day and once in night for a period of only three weeks in a year. This results in continuous 4m high wave that can be surfed for up to 13km.
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Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton. This means that it will not disintegrate as fast if it is put in the laundry.
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The symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
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62% of us pop our zits.
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The best time for a person to buy shoes is in the afternoon. This is because the foot tends to swell a bit around this time.
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You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them.
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