Daft Punk named their band after a negative reviewer called their act "a bunch of daft punk."
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Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
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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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There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building!
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The original game of "Monopoly" was circular.
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