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    The symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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    Your fingernails grow faster in summer.
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    You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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    Each day, more than $40 Trillion Dollars changes hands worldwide.
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    Funeral Poets of Amsterdam
    If you die in Amsterdam with no next of kin and no-one to attend your funeral, a poet will write a poem for you and recite it at your funeral.
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    Invention of the Microwave
    Invention of the Microwave
    The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
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    There are 53 Lego bricks manufactured for each person in the world.
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    Approximately 60% of the water used by households during the summer is used for watering flowers and lawns.
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