The first household refrigerators cost about $16,000, in today's money!
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If left alone, 70% of birthmarks gradually fade away.
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The glue on Israeli stamps is certified kosher.
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Drying your hands with paper towel will reduce the bacterial count by 45 - 60% on your hands. However, using a hand dryer will increase the bacteria on your hands by up to 255% because it blows out bacteria already living in the, conveniently, warm moist environment.
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Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration.
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Dartboards are made out of horsehairs.
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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 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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