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 than 10% of the world's salt is used to de-ice American roads.
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By peeing in the shower, you can save 1,157 gallons of water a year.
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Ice isn't slippery. What makes people and things slip on ice is water. A thin layer of ice melts when pressure is applied to it and it is this wet layer on top of the ice that is slippery.
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The Gate Tower Building skyscraper in Japan has a highway passing through its fifth, sixth and seventh floors.
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Babies start dreaming even before they're born.
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In Dubai, there’s a fridge magnet that orders a pizza delivered to your door.
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"Strategic incompetence" is the art of avoiding certain tasks by pretending you don't know how to do them.
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