The full moon causes a tidal wave to roll up the Amazon river once in day and once in night for a period of only three weeks in a year. This results in continuous 4m high wave that can be surfed for up to 13km.
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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In many countries, urine was used as a detergent for washing.
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Macklemore and his hit “Thrift Shop” was the first time since 1994 that a song reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label.
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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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On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.
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Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
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Daft Punk named their band after a negative reviewer called their act "a bunch of daft punk."
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