There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.
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There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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Tsunamis ( tidal waves ) travel as fast as jet planes.
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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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Over its lifetime, the average microwave requires more energy to display a digital clock than to heat food.
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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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Each year, more than 50,000 people are injured by jewelry in the U.S.
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