Approximately 60% of the water used by households during the summer is used for watering flowers and lawns.
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Ice isn't slippery. What makes people and things slip on ice is water. A thin layer of ice melts when pressure is applied to it and it is this wet layer on top of the ice that is slippery.
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The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia.
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The symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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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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During his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair.
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