Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
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When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second!
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When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.
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30 years ago, you could buy a lifetime, unlimited first-class travel pass with American Airlines for $250,000.
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The harder you concentrate on falling asleep, the less likely you are to fall asleep.
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During his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair.
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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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