When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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Diamonds mined in Brazil are harder than those found in Africa.
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Pollen can travel up to 500 miles in a day.
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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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U-Haul is the world's largest advertiser in the Yellow Pages.
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Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers.
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In many countries, urine was used as a detergent for washing.
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