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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Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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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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The best diamonds are colored blue-white.
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If you took a standard slinky and stretched it out it would measure 87 feet.
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'Second Street' is the most common street name in the U.S.; 'First Street' is the sixth! "
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Group "brainstorming" makes each individual in the group less creative and doesn't work as efficiently as the same number of people working alone and then later pooling their ideas.
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The cruise liner, 'Queen Elizabeth 2', moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
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