The full moon causes a tidal wave to roll up the Amazon river once in day and once in night for a period of only three weeks in a year. This results in continuous 4m high wave that can be surfed for up to 13km.
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The chills you sometimes feel when listening to music is called "musical frisson."
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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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An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.
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The odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million.
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Mentally doing a task makes you better at it. Your mind can barely tell the difference.
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The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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