The symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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A portion of the water you drink has already been drunk by someone else, maybe several times over.
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Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes!
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Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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Dartboards are made out of horsehairs.
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An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.
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