When watching a DVD press stop-stop-play-skip to skip the ads and go straight to the movie.
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Blue light fends off drowsiness in the middle of the night, which could be useful to people who work at night.
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The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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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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A new baby usually deprives each of it's parents around 350-400 hours of sleep in the first year. That is one entire nights sleep per week, per parent.
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Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
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The name Joshua is Hebrew for 'Jesus'.
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