Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration.
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160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world's widest road.
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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Contrary to popular belief, hair does not grow back darker and thicker after it has been shaved.
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The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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A portion of the water you drink has already been drunk by someone else, maybe several times over.
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You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them.
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The best time for a person to buy shoes is in the afternoon. This is because the foot tends to swell a bit around this time.
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