Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes!
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Marlboro cigarettes sold in New York contain more tar and nicotine than those sold in all other states!
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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An olive tree can live up to 1,500 years!
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Your fingernails grow faster in summer.
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The search engine Google got its name from the word 'googol', which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.
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Babies start dreaming even before they're born.
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Not swinging your arms when you walk increases the effort of walking by 12%, the equivalent of walking 20% faster or carrying a 10 kg backpack.
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