In Dubai, there’s a fridge magnet that orders a pizza delivered to your door.
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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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On average, a disposable diaper can hold up to 7 pounds of liquid.
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A real estate agent's rule of thumb: To estimate what a house will sell for, ask the owner what its worth and subtract 10%.
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It takes about 63,000 trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of The New York Times.
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A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.
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Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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