There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants.
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"Strategic incompetence" is the art of avoiding certain tasks by pretending you don't know how to do them.
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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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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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American car horns beep in the tone of F.
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The 'L.L.' in L.L. Bean stands for 'Leon Leonwood'.
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In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!
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Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton. This means that it will not disintegrate as fast if it is put in the laundry.
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