Over its lifetime, the average microwave requires more energy to display a digital clock than to heat food.
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"Big Ben" in London isn't a tower, the bell inside the tower is called "Big Ben", the tower itself is called "The Elizabeth Tower".
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By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.
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Author J K Rowling wrote the final chapter of the last Harry Potter book in "something like 1990", seven years before the release of the first book.
7
The Gate Tower Building skyscraper in Japan has a highway passing through its fifth, sixth and seventh floors.
7
People who laugh more are better able to tolerate pain - both physical and emotional.
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It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
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Blue light fends off drowsiness in the middle of the night, which could be useful to people who work at night.
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