The largest diamond ever found was an astounding 3,106 carats!
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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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The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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The odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million.
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There is a fake village with fake shops and restaurants that is actually a care home for elderly dementia sufferers in the Netherlands.
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A new baby usually deprives each of it's parents around 350-400 hours of sleep in the first year. That is one entire nights sleep per week, per parent.
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You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them.
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