Over its lifetime, the average microwave requires more energy to display a digital clock than to heat food.
10
Diamonds mined in Brazil are harder than those found in Africa.
40
There's a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
14
Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
46
When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
282
Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
28
On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
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