We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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A typical lead pencil can draw a line that is 35 miles long.
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Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
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When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second!
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22% leave the glob of toothpaste in the sink.
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The majority of suicides occur on a Monday.
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