When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.
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In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!
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The odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million.
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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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The first toilet being flushed in a motion picture was in the movie Psycho.
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The most children born to one woman was 69, she was a peasant who lived a 40 year life, in which she had 16 twins, 7 triplets, and 4 quadruplets.
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In 1997, a survey reported that 12% of Americans think that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
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