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    The number of text messages sent and received in a given day is greater than the world's population.
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    Tsunamis ( tidal waves ) travel as fast as jet planes.
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    Tsunami Stones
    Tsunami Stones
    Around 300 ft uphill from the highest water level reached by the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami sits a centuries-old stone marker that warns: “Do not build your homes below this point!”
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    The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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    When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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    The Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.
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    Oak trees can live 200 or more years.
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    Blue eyes are the most sensitive to light, dark brown the least sensitive.
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