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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You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world's widest road.
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At 90 degrees below zero, your breath will freeze in mid-air and fall to the ground.
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85% of all Valentine's Day cards are purchased by women!
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When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.
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Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.
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