The French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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In the U.S., more than 10% of lottery prizes go unclaimed!
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It takes 492 seconds for sunlight to reach the Earth!
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If you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it looks like you are saying "I love you".
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Drying your hands with paper towel will reduce the bacterial count by 45 - 60% on your hands. However, using a hand dryer will increase the bacteria on your hands by up to 255% because it blows out bacteria already living in the, conveniently, warm moist environment.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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Playing Tetris after a traumatic event can prevent the development of traumatic memories and reduce the chance of having flashbacks.
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The search engine Google got its name from the word 'googol', which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.
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