In 1997, a survey reported that 12% of Americans think that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
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The full moon causes a tidal wave to roll up the Amazon river once in day and once in night for a period of only three weeks in a year. This results in continuous 4m high wave that can be surfed for up to 13km.
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There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.
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The Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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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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About two hundred babies are born worldwide every minute.
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