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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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    Napping After Learning
    Napping After Learning
    Taking a nap after learning something can help your retention of it.
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    Funeral Poets of Amsterdam
    If you die in Amsterdam with no next of kin and no-one to attend your funeral, a poet will write a poem for you and recite it at your funeral.
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    It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
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    The average person eats almost 1500 pounds of food a year.
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    The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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    When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at a rate of 25 miles per year.
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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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