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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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    There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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    NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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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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    Napping After Learning
    Napping After Learning
    Taking a nap after learning something can help your retention of it.
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    Daft Punk named their band after a negative reviewer called their act "a bunch of daft punk."
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    It takes the same amount of time to age a cigar as wine.
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    Funeral Poets of Amsterdam
    If you die in Amsterdam with no next of kin and no-one to attend your funeral, a poet will write a poem for you and recite it at your funeral.
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