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    'X' became symbolic for a kiss because in the middle ages when alot of people were illiterate and they used to sign documents with an X and then kiss it for sincerity.
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    There are 365 steps on the front of the U.S. Capitol Building - one for every day of the year.
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    Invention of the Microwave
    Invention of the Microwave
    The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
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    20252 is Smokey the Bear's own zip code.
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    If the human eye was a digital camera, it would have 576 megapixels.
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    Only humans shed emotional tears.
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    The symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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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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