Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration.
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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
447
Cash machines are as dirty as public toilets.
174
An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
40
Over its lifetime, the average microwave requires more energy to display a digital clock than to heat food.
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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 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.
476
New York's Central Park is nearly twice the size of the entire country of Monaco.
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