There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.
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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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Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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There's a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
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One in five long-term love relationships began with one or both partners being involved with others.
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U-Haul is the world's largest advertiser in the Yellow Pages.
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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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