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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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    In the U.S., more than 10% of lottery prizes go unclaimed!
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    Water is actually naturally blue.
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    The Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.
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    Funeral Poets of Amsterdam
    If you die in Amsterdam with no next of kin and no-one to attend your funeral, a poet will write a poem for you and recite it at your funeral.
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    In 1997, a survey reported that 12% of Americans think that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
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    Contrary to popular belief, hair does not grow back darker and thicker after it has been shaved.
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    The symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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