It has been calculated that every 2 minutes, we take more pictures than all of humanity in the 19th century.
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The hole in the soda can tab is actually used to hold a straw in place and stop it from rising.
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In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!
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It takes about 63,000 trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of The New York Times.
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Each day, more than $40 Trillion Dollars changes hands worldwide.
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The revenue that is generated from gambling is more than the revenue that comes from movies, cruise ships, recorded music, theme parks, and spectator sports combined.
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New York's Central Park is nearly twice the size of the entire country of Monaco.
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Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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