It has been calculated that every 2 minutes, we take more pictures than all of humanity in the 19th century.
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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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The harder you concentrate on falling asleep, the less likely you are to fall asleep.
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In 1997, a survey reported that 12% of Americans think that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
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Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived from the materials used in the tanning process.
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Anuptaphobia is the fear of staying single.
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There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
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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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