In the case of an emergency, a Crayola crayon can be used as a candle and will burn for about 15 minutes.
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Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
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In 21 U.S. states, WALMART is the single largest employer.
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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.
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There are 53 Lego bricks manufactured for each person in the world.
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The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia.
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In 1976, an underachieving Princeton junior undergraduate wrote a term paper detailing how to make a nuclear bomb. He got an "A", but never got his paper back because it was seized by the FBI.
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The full moon causes a tidal wave to roll up the Amazon river once in day and once in night for a period of only three weeks in a year. This results in continuous 4m high wave that can be surfed for up to 13km.
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