Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes!
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe!
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No one knows Albert Einstein's last words. Just before he passed, he spoke several words in German, but his nurse only knew English.
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In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!
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The most collected calls are made on Father's Day.
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There is a superhero supply store in Brooklyn with a cape fitting room that has a wind tunnel. They also sell oxygen gum, bottled chaos and have an invisibility testing center.
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