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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The most collected calls are made on Father's Day.
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The French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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Group "brainstorming" makes each individual in the group less creative and doesn't work as efficiently as the same number of people working alone and then later pooling their ideas.
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Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers.
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It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
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In the U.S., more than 10% of lottery prizes go unclaimed!
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