Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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‘Qatar’ is the world's most expensive bar of soap. Infused with gold and diamond powder, it costs a squeaky clean $2,800.
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'Second Street' is the most common street name in the U.S.; 'First Street' is the sixth! "
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When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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The face of a penny can hold about thirty drops of water.
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Water is actually naturally blue.
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