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    When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour.
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    The chlorine smell in swimming pools is accentuated by the chemical's reaction with impurities (like poop.)
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    The symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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    There are 2,500,000 rivets in the Eiffel Tower.
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    A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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    It is estimated that millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them!
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    WWOOF
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    WWOOF is an international program that allows you to travel the world, with food/accommodations covered, in exchange for volunteer work.
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    Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world.
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