In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!
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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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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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An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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According to the New York Times, a study conducted during the 1980's found that men who kiss their wives before leaving for work live longer, get into fewer car accidents, and have a higher income than married men who don't.
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