Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes!
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Hong Kong has more Rolls Royces per person than anywhere else in the world.
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The symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.
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A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
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The small pocket in the larger pocket of your jeans was designed for pocket watches.
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The ashes of the average cremated person weigh nine pounds.
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In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
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