Daft Punk named their band after a negative reviewer called their act "a bunch of daft punk."
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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 glue on Israeli stamps is certified kosher.
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Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived from the materials used in the tanning process.
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The face of a penny can hold about thirty drops of water.
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In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!
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When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second!
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Extremely high pressured water can easily cut through a steel beam.
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