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    Funeral Poets of Amsterdam
    If you die in Amsterdam with no next of kin and no-one to attend your funeral, a poet will write a poem for you and recite it at your funeral.
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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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    Walt Disney World: Second Largest Purchaser of Explosives in U.S.
    Walt Disney World is the second largest purchaser of explosives in the United States, after the Department of Defense.
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    Tae Kwon Do is only around 60 years old.
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    Wearing red increases attraction.
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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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    The chocobo in Final Fantasy was based on a real creature called a “Gastornis” that existed 45 million years ago.
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    Drying your hands with paper towel will reduce the bacterial count by 45 - 60% on your hands. However, using a hand dryer will increase the bacteria on your hands by up to 255% because it blows out bacteria already living in the, conveniently, warm moist environment.
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