The streets of Victor, Colorado, once a gold rush town, are paved with low-grade gold.
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Anuptaphobia is the fear of staying single.
11
If the human eye was a digital camera, it would have 576 megapixels.
25
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.
14
Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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Hong Kong has more Rolls Royces per person than anywhere else in the world.
32
When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour.
47
The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia.
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