In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!
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In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
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You can tape a small mirror onto a cone speaker, play music and shine a laser on to the mirror and the reflection will look like a laser light show on your wall.
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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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WAL-MART generates $3,000,000.00 in revenues every 7 minutes!
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The hole in the soda can tab is actually used to hold a straw in place and stop it from rising.
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Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
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