Not swinging your arms when you walk increases the effort of walking by 12%, the equivalent of walking 20% faster or carrying a 10 kg backpack.
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Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"!
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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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The average American uses eight times as much fuel energy as an average person anywhere else in the world.
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If you flip a coin ten times, the odds against its coming up with the same side showing each time are 1,023 to 1.
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Anuptaphobia is the fear of staying single.
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