Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
46
Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton. This means that it will not disintegrate as fast if it is put in the laundry.
37
The chlorine smell in swimming pools is accentuated by the chemical's reaction with impurities (like poop.)
7
Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
13
On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
72
A new baby usually deprives each of it's parents around 350-400 hours of sleep in the first year. That is one entire nights sleep per week, per parent.
194
Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
29
The largest diamond ever found was an astounding 3,106 carats!
99