The French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!
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Not swinging your arms when you walk increases the effort of walking by 12%, the equivalent of walking 20% faster or carrying a 10 kg backpack.
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You can start a fire with ice.
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All the gold ever mined could be molded into a cube 60 feet high and 60 feet wide.
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It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
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You can immediately cool down a car that has been sitting under the sun by rolling down the window on one side and opening-closing the door on the other side 5-6 times.
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