One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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The chills you sometimes feel when listening to music is called "musical frisson."
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The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
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A pipe 2 feet in diameter will allow four times more fluid to pass through it than a pipe 1 foot in diameter.
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There's a love mattress that is specifically designed for couples who sleep on each other's arms.
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Ice isn't slippery. What makes people and things slip on ice is water. A thin layer of ice melts when pressure is applied to it and it is this wet layer on top of the ice that is slippery.
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The most children born to one woman was 69, she was a peasant who lived a 40 year life, in which she had 16 twins, 7 triplets, and 4 quadruplets.
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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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