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    Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
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    Tsunami Stones
    Tsunami Stones
    Around 300 ft uphill from the highest water level reached by the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami sits a centuries-old stone marker that warns: “Do not build your homes below this point!”
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    The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer.
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    Any domino can knock over another object up to 1.5x its size. The 32nd object would be big enough to knock over the Empire State Building.
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    There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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    Play-Doh was first manufactured as a wallpaper cleaner.
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    On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.
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    Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
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