Tsunamis ( tidal waves ) travel as fast as jet planes.
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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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Those things you see in your eyes when you stare into space are called Mouches Voltanes, which are also broadly referenced to as Floaters.
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The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
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The most children born to one woman was 69, she was a peasant who lived a 40 year life, in which she had 16 twins, 7 triplets, and 4 quadruplets.
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The best time for a person to buy shoes is in the afternoon. This is because the foot tends to swell a bit around this time.
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A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove!
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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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