It's impossible to sink in the Dead Sea without equipment!
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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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Speed dating was invented by a Rabbi in 1999.
45
On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
72
In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
13
Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton. This means that it will not disintegrate as fast if it is put in the laundry.
37
The average IQ is 100, while 140 is the beginning of genius IQ.
140
If you had 10 billion $1 notes and spent one every second of every day, it would require 317 years for you to go broke.
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