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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You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world.
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Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
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It takes the same amount of time to age a cigar as wine.
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