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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In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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A typical lead pencil can draw a line that is 35 miles long.
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A portion of the water you drink has already been drunk by someone else, maybe several times over.
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Your fingernails grow faster in summer.
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WAL-MART generates $3,000,000.00 in revenues every 7 minutes!
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