The world’s smallest book, “Teeny Ted from Turnip Town”, is 100×70 micrometers in size and requires a scanning electron microscope to read, as light beams are too large.
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The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe!
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People who laugh more are better able to tolerate pain - both physical and emotional.
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Marlboro cigarettes sold in New York contain more tar and nicotine than those sold in all other states!
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.
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You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them.
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Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent. After Christmas it's a single largest seasonal card-sending occasion.
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