The number of text messages sent and received in a given day is greater than the world's population.
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Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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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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Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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The streets of Victor, Colorado, once a gold rush town, are paved with low-grade gold.
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Drying your hands with paper towel will reduce the bacterial count by 45 - 60% on your hands. However, using a hand dryer will increase the bacteria on your hands by up to 255% because it blows out bacteria already living in the, conveniently, warm moist environment.
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The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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A million dollars' worth of $100 bills weighs only 22 pounds!
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