Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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There was once an undersea post office in the Bahamas.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.
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"Big Ben" in London isn't a tower, the bell inside the tower is called "Big Ben", the tower itself is called "The Elizabeth Tower".
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A man earned 4 million airline miles for free without breaking any laws by using his credit card to purchase free-delivery $1 coins from the U.S. mint.
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Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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