On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
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Marlboro cigarettes sold in New York contain more tar and nicotine than those sold in all other states!
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A portion of the water you drink has already been drunk by someone else, maybe several times over.
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Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.
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Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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