The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe!
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In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!
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The full moon causes a tidal wave to roll up the Amazon river once in day and once in night for a period of only three weeks in a year. This results in continuous 4m high wave that can be surfed for up to 13km.
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Anuptaphobia is the fear of staying single.
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Speed dating was invented by a Rabbi in 1999.
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There are more fatal car accidents in July than any other month.
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Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
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