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    Real diamonds do not show up on x-ray.
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    In 1997, a survey reported that 12% of Americans think that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
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    A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.
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    A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h.!
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    An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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    Increased Creativity
    Increased Creativity
    Research has found that you're more likely to have a creative epiphany when you're doing something monotonous, like fishing, exercising, or showering.
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    The Pittsburgh Steelers were originally called the Pirates.
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    In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
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