Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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U-Haul is the world's largest advertiser in the Yellow Pages.
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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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More Americans have died in car accidents than have died in all the wars ever fought by the United States.
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The most expensive license plate is the number '1', bought by an Abu Dhabi businessman - costing a staggering $14.3 million!
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The scent of women’s tears temporarily reduces sexual arousal and testosterone production in men.
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Most lipstick contains fish scales!
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