Diamonds mined in Brazil are harder than those found in Africa.
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The average person eats almost 1500 pounds of food a year.
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It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
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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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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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There are over 16,251 full-service restaurants in the vicinity of NYC. You could visit one every day for 40 years and still not have visited them all. This excludes counter service restaurants and cafeterias.
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Only humans shed emotional tears.
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Contrary to popular belief, hair does not grow back darker and thicker after it has been shaved.
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