A typical lead pencil can draw a line that is 35 miles long.
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The French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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The hole in the soda can tab is actually used to hold a straw in place and stop it from rising.
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A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove!
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Blue eyes are the most sensitive to light, dark brown the least sensitive.
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The song 'Strawberry Fields Forever', sung by the Beatles, refers to an orphanage located in Liverpool.
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Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"!
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