Researchers say that lining the toilet seat with paper is pretty much pointless
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In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!
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The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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There are 86,400 seconds in a day.
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Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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The name Joshua is Hebrew for 'Jesus'.
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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